Judy Blake

Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada

Title: Saggar-Fired Vase

Year of Creation: 2010

Glaze: Unglazed, burnished and saggar-fired

Clay Body: White earthenware

Dimensions: Height 15 inches, Width 11.5 inches

Artist's Statement: My work is inspired by my love of natural beauty - the graceful undulating curve of an eggplant, the delicate fronds of a woodland fern or the exquisite beauty of a humble seedpod. I aspire to make work that conveys originality, strength and simplicity of form and beauty.

It is my hope that each vessel fills the viewer with a sense of mystery and wonder, drawing them beyond the soft light of the clay's surface and into a landscape infused with exciting visual textures and subtle patterns of colour and earthiness - evoking a sense of tranquility and contemplative serenity.