Jessica Zekus, Youthful Days
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My work celebrates the integrity of clay and the coiling process by allowing the material and the craft to be seen. By exposing the coils, the history of each piece and the evidence of its maker are revealed. The exterior surface records the impression of my thumb as it glides along the ropes of clay. The layered surface looks knit-together as the coils wrap around each curve and bind every limb. The malleability of the clay is restricted only by the handling of the coils. It is my goal to preserve this hand-crafted method as well as experiment with its capabilities to create abstract figurative-child forms.