For millennia, fire has been the ultimate transformative force, shaping raw earth into objects of both essential function and transcendent beauty. These artists actively push the boundaries of their materials through innovative firing methods, complex construction techniques, and the courage to embrace material unpredictability. The result is a diverse body of work that challenges traditional notions of clay and glass - refined porcelain forms that explore both fragility and strength and striking sculptural glass pieces that dramatically capture light and motion.
International Collections
This exhibition features new work by Paula Murray, winner of the Jingdezhen International Ceramics Biennale Kito Prize, and Steven Heinemann, a recipient of awards from both Japan’s Ceramic International and the World Ceramic Biennale in Korea. Susan Collett's work is held in the permanent collection of the esteemed Sèvres Porcelain Museum (Paris), The Gyeonggi Museum (Korea), The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art and the Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum in India. Loren Kaplan’s work is held in the South African Constitutional Court Art Collection as a result of the many exhibitions she has had in Johannesburg.
Glass artist John Paul Robinson, Fellow of the Creative Glass Center of America, has been collected by the Museum of American Glass (new Jersey), the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, the Canadian Museum of History and most recently, acquired by the exclusive Granite Club of Toronto. With recent exhibitions in Miami, Chicago, and Houston, Wilson-Smith’s unusual environmental forms have received high praise from the Canadian Clay and Glass Museum.
