Paula Shalan

Acute observation of form, line, and texture is part of my everyday practice. The tactile process of building with malleable clay, that records the minutest impressions, involves a constant dialog with the material.This box references the Shaker oval stacked boxes as well as the layered walls at MASS MOCA

With acute attention to detail, I hand craft my smoke fired ceramics as an antidote to our fast paced technological lives. This vessel reflects the way bark moves and changes through the seasons, with the growth of a tree. Soft winter grey skies, the quiet white of snow, and the bleak beauty of the trees in the Berkshire forest, inspired this piece.