Bio:
Rachael Kroeker is an emerging ceramic artist who was born and
raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She completed her BFA with honours in May
of 2009 from the University of Manitoba, and after turning down
acceptance to Rhode Island School of Design she still hopes to complete
an MFA. Rachael was selected as one of the artists in residence at the
Medalta clay centre in Medicine Hat in 2010, and continues to be an
active member of the local ceramic community participating in sales, and
a recent solo show in 2013. As of 2014, Rachael Kroeker is one of the
newest members of the Stoneware Gallery, the long running ceramic artist
co-operative. Her work can also be found at the WAG gift shop, David
Rice Jewellery and Objects, and The Canadian Museum of Human Rights.
Rachael
works with slip cast forms, using a variety of stains to colour her
clay bodies which she marbles and/or layers in plaster molds. The raw
porcelain has been sanded multiple times to achieve a soft, supple
surface.
Statement:
Form and aesthetics are the founding
elements in my slip cast functional ware, and for the last several years
I have been committed to achieving a harmonious balance between
function, comfort and beauty. This style of modern elegance honours both
the essence of utilitarian objects, and the idea of beauty in function.
The supple surface of raw, unglazed porcelain engages the viewer to
become the user, with a new relationship created through the sense of
touch. My pieces are both a visual and tactile experience.
Ideas
of strata and landscapes can be affiliated to my current work. My
tricoloured series explores erosion, a subtractive process which reveals
hidden surface layers and reinforces the formal considerations of line
movement and colour. While my marbling series explores a more fluid and
organic line movement which evokes an ever changing landscape each
unique to itself, much as the interpretation made by each individual.
Contact:
rachael_kroeker@hotmail.com
www.rachaelkroeker.com
