Rita Strayer Ceramics
About The Artist
Rita Strayer • Savannah, GA
Ceramics • WHOLESALE AVAILABLE • CUSTOM COMMISSIONS
I am a 2006 graduate of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts with a Ceramics Concentration. I've lived in Savannah, GA for the last 15 years, and transitioned to working as a full-time potter in 2021. My functional ware is wheel thrown, altered, and carved from white stoneware or porcelain, and is made to portray my vision as a maker, while always accommodating ergonomic comfort. I strive for an aesthetic that bears witness to the life-journey of a piece, contrasting carefully planned symmetry with spontaneous maker’s marks left behind by tools and my own hands. I hope to highlight the beauty that lies in the battle scars encountered along the way that must be born to build and reinforce the strength of a piece, as in all of us. Pieces from my “Lines” series typically undergo several firings, and feature organic designs created in the moment and applied by hand using tape for a relief effect.
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Q&A with the ArtistTell us how your work is made.My functional ware is wheel thrown, altered, and carved from white stoneware or porcelain, and is made to portray my vision as a maker, while always accommodating ergonomic comfort. I strive for an aesthetic that bears witness to the life-journey of a piece, contrasting carefully planned symmetry with spontaneous maker’s marks left behind by tools and my own hands. I hope to highlight the beauty that lies in the battle scars encountered along the way that must be born to build and reinforce the strength of a piece, as in all of us. Pieces from my “Lines” series typically undergo several firings, and feature organic designs created in the moment and applied by hand using tape for a relief effect. |