Timeless Conversation

Clare Stephens creates vessels which have dialogue with each other, and their surroundings. Encouraging interaction visually and by touch, eludes to human values of empathy, acceptance and unity, opening up conversations and communication about these important values. 

Presence or ‘being-with’ created between objects or us, enables meaningful interaction. These ideas underpin her making, are timeless, facilitating global values of acceptance, dialogue, collaboration, as well as potential well-being, and an openness to communication, recognizing everyone’s humanity. Clare connects with, appreciates and connects to clay’s materiality, acknowledges tacit knowledge from countless generations of ceramicists and potters; this is enhanced using varied clays, making and firing techniques. 

 

Interacting with clay, mind and hands or body are in unison, responding, in constant flux, paralleling aspects within Clare’s previous midwifery career, explored during a ceramics MA in 2023, providing wholeness to her work.

Pit Fired Severn Estuary Clay

14x12x12cm

13x9x9cm

8x9x9cm

5.5x6x6cm