Donation to Peace Gallery North Annual Art Auction

This is my most recently created goddess #10, which Surerus Pipeline generously donated on my behalf to the Peace Gallery North Annual Art Auction. She is very tall! Tallest lady I ever made, measuring approximatley 2 feet tall....and quite difficult as she is completley hollow-built porcelain. Vintage stamps and lace were used to create the impressions on her lovely dress. She was stained with a rustic brown stain to further exploit these textures. On her head is a perched peacock..."modesty versus vanity" was one of the themes I thought of... The peacock is glazed colourfully to contrast with her bareness.

Juxtaposition of Materials...

That's gotta be my most favoritist things to do with my artwork. to combine things that do not "normally" belong together and make them look pretty. For example rustic matte surfaces with vintage lace impressions juxtaposed against hot pink glossy commercial glaze. Also, weather old end-gates from a grain truck against shiny shards with vintage decals on them. I am trying to create work that is both rustic and beautiful. Work that is not easy to pin-point, seems simple but really is not. The more you look, the more you see kinda thing. Here are some examples...

Coming Up Next works

Here is my work that I am sending to the Alberta Craft Council in Edmonton today for the "Coming Up Next", show. Including a Tumbler Installation and some Jugs.

This is a new take on my porcelain cylinder vases that I've been making in the past year. This time I added hollow "branches" to the sides of each vase, creating a type of lace tree. I like that these pieces combine bring many elements together in an unexpected way. The rustic and pale outside contrasts with the bright commercial glazes of the inside, and the little red birdies just give a pop of color for your eye to hang on to. All of these are still for sale at my shop or contact me via email msbutla@hotmail.com.

Hello Everybody!!!

This is my FIRST BLOG EVER, so please bear with me. I am an emerging ceramic artist, living in Fort St. John, British Columbia. I run a studio/shop named kilnhouse studio, which is open Fridays and Saturdays from 10-6. I am located at 10510 101 Ave. So come see me if you're in the area!! I make medium fire porcelain handbuilt objects. Some functional some sculptural as you'll see...I work a lot with mixing old and new, (vintage lace and commercial glaze). At the moment I am working on a series of hanbuilt hollow sculptural "love owls", along with some tumblers and jugs for a show that I recently got into named "Coming Up Next". I'm really excited about this show....it is in Edmonton AB, at the Alberta Craft Council. If you're interested in buying anything that you see on the blog-just email me msbutla@hotmail.com, I accept Visa/MC and am willing to ship anywhere!!