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CAROL DOTIN

SAN ANTONIO

Fascination with throwing, the the glamour sport of ceramics, led me to enroll at
the Craft Center (now UTSA Arts) in San Antonio many years ago. I had been
an admirer and collector of clay objects long before I was a maker. Eventually
after becoming fairly competent and thoroughly addicted to throwing, hand
building loomed as an alternative. By then, the realization that I did not have
the patience or fortitude (or enough family and friends to gift my work) to further
develop the skills needed to take my throwing to another level had begun to
sink in.

The much slower process, flexibility, variety, and ability to tell stories in hand
building has satisfied my need for creative expression for two decades now.
Typically the clay tells me where it wants to go with a form, a concept, or a
beguiling piece of mixed media. The versatility and joy of building sculptures
by hand gives the me the ability to design only for beauty, make a statement,
simply have fun with a piece, comment on the condition of my world, tackle a
technical challenge, or often, bring my weird to life. Enjoying the process and
the outcome along with exploration and experimentation are the principle goals.
Laissez le bon temp rouler!

Buckeyed Forever
2019

Low-fired raku clay, underglaze,
metal, silver/gold leaf
6” (d) x 9” (w) x 7” (h)
2 lb. 8 oz.
$600.00