american artist
Heather Knight
Ceramics
With my work I hope to bridge modern
design and the natural world by paring
down the essence of things to repetitive
texture and basic form. I love the way
a texture can produce the illusion of
movement, the way light and shadow play
with one another. I like to keep the work
simple, as I strive to make it captivating
yet universally understood. Understated
and elegant, it should be able to fit in many
different contexts.
I work mostly with porcelain, as touch
also plays a major role in my work. The
feel of the clay is something I will never
be able to get away from. The texture is
buttery smooth, the color a brilliant white
and the working properties challenging.
Focusing on a very limited, almost all
white color palette enables me to focus
more on texture and surface and calls
attention to the brilliance of the clay. I
am constantly searching for new hints of
inspiration on walks through the woods,
beach adventures and through macro
photography. The natural world holds a
wealth of imagery from which I filter into
this work.
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