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I come from a working class family of five, the brick house I grew up in, a simple home with simple things inside. Boot scuffs on an old wooden floor, weathered paint where hundreds of fingerprints ran along the wall each day. A family recipe; the way my nose is just like my mother’s, and how my father’s stubbornness was not lost on me. It is these small parcels of time that I aim to explore and celebrate, using soft clay that shows process and touch. What better material to express the tenderness and resiliency of life than one which is equally malleable and solid. I fire my work in a wood burning kiln, decorated with stylized patterns from my day to day. The texture of fungi on a log, animal tracks in the snow, and the criss cross on the man hole cover at the end of my driveway are small intricacies that make up the world around me. They have made me too.
BIO
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Emma Smith is a Canadian ceramic artist and creative thinker. Growing up in the shadow of the Niagara escarpment along the shores of Lake Ontario, she aims to celebrate the significance of place, environment, and land, through her life philosophy and artistic practice. Her work is made to be experienced quietly, encouraging moments of contemplation and reflection. In addition to her thriving clay practice, she is an avid long distance hill walker, dancer, and writer. Her many loves and interests have made for a vibrant life that provides endless inspiration and opportunities for expression - be it through clowning, circus arts, photography, wild swimming, or spending all day making pierogies from scratch. You can currently find her travelling the globe; making art, watching clouds, and discovering what it means to live a beautiful life.
