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Devoted Vessels

Sculptures inspired by the relationships we form with the objects that share our lives.

Kerrie Illsley

I've always been fascinated by the way some objects seem to hold something beyond their physical form. I'm not claiming they're alive, but I do believe some carry traces of human experience and a surprising sense of presence.

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JOUrNAL

From the Studio

@kerrie__illsley

Possibility.

Care.

Perseverance.

Three small reminders that we don’t always have to have everything figured out.

Sometimes it’s enough to begin, accept a little help along the way, and keep moving forward one step at a time.

#ceramics #ceramicsculpture #contemporaryceramics #ceramicartist #devotedvessels

Possibility.

Care.

Perseverance.

Three small reminders that we don’t always have to have everything figured out.

Sometimes it’s enough to begin, accept a little help along the way, and keep moving forward one step at a time.

#ceramics #ceramicsculpture #contemporaryceramics #ceramicartist #devotedvessels

Finding My Way

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#objectart #artistpractice #contemporaryceramics #contemporarycraft #sculpture

This piece is still drying and won’t be fired for another couple of months. I’ll share it again once the transformation is complete 🖤

Finding My Way

🤍

#objectart #artistpractice #contemporaryceramics #contemporarycraft #sculpture

This piece is still drying and won’t be fired for another couple of months. I’ll share it again once the transformation is complete 🖤

Finding My Way

Around the time I finished this piece, I discovered a network of snail trails beneath my work table.

Delicate wandering lines tracing a journey I hadn’t witnessed.

They felt strangely familiar.

Making often feels the same way.
Life often feels the same way.

A series of small decisions, wrong turns, adjustments and discoveries that only make sense when you look back.

You don’t always know exactly where you’re going. You simply keep moving, one small step at a time, trusting that the path will reveal itself.

The little brass snail is a reminder of that.

When the piece is fired, a trail of clear glaze will trace its path across the surface.

Finding my way.

Slowly.

🤍

#objectart #artistpractice #contemporaryceramics #contemporarycraft #sculpture

This piece is still drying and won’t be fired for another couple of months. I’ll share it again once the transformation is complete 🖤

Finding My Way

Around the time I finished this piece, I discovered a network of snail trails beneath my work table.

Delicate wandering lines tracing a journey I hadn’t witnessed.

They felt strangely familiar.

Making often feels the same way.
Life often feels the same way.

A series of small decisions, wrong turns, adjustments and discoveries that only make sense when you look back.

You don’t always know exactly where you’re going. You simply keep moving, one small step at a time, trusting that the path will reveal itself.

The little brass snail is a reminder of that.

When the piece is fired, a trail of clear glaze will trace its path across the surface.

Finding my way.

Slowly.

🤍

#objectart #artistpractice #contemporaryceramics #contemporarycraft #sculpture

This piece is still drying and won’t be fired for another couple of months. I’ll share it again once the transformation is complete 🖤

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