Handmade Pottery

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All of the work at Brenda McMahon Ceramics is handmade pottery. Though some “tools” are used, the main tools are the hands of the potter and the potter’s wheel.
The spinning of the potter’s wheel and the forming of clay is magical to watch.

Brenda tosses a soft ball of clay on the center of the wheel and as the wheel is spinning she provides enough pressure to create the shape she wants. Initially it takes a remarkable amount of pressure and force to move the clay, but once the shape takes form, a great deal of delicacy and slight touch will alter it dramatically. The art of hand made pottery is knowing how and when to alter the touch of the hands to achieve these elegant and simple forms.

Much of the handmade pottery made by Brenda is decorative. The soft hues of the saggar fire are natural blushes of color on the surface. As a result, this American handmade pottery is porous and not designed to hold water.

The surface on Brenda's sculptural Wall Murals is a twist on her vapor fuming process. She useses colored engobes, spraying layer upon layer and then fires the murals in her gas kiln. Brenda's ceramic wall murals are designed for inside or outside installation and are all one of a kind.

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