SM Ceramics
About The Artist
Stephanie McGeorge • Livingston, MT
Ceramics • WHOLESALE AVAILABLE • CUSTOM COMMISSIONS
Stephanie McGeorge is a ceramic artist whose work exhibits both the rigor of her classical artistic training and the unexpected delight of her artistic instincts. Her hand-drawn lines appear impossibly perfect, and her choices of colors and shapes bring joyful surprise. Stephanie lives in Montana, where the Yellowstone River and mountains are the backdrop to her art. She is inspired everyday by the patterns and unexpected moments found in the nature around her.
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Q&A with the ArtistTell us how your work is made.My work is handmade. Each piece is initially created on the potter’s wheel. Placing each piece upside down on the potter’s wheel, I then trim the bottom using hand held tools. Handles or other attachments are hand formed and attached, and lastly I fire my work in an electric kiln. I use black and white stoneware clay as well as porcelain. My surface designs are created by layering cut outs of newsprint paper with painted slip and/or underglaze over them. I peel away the paper to reveal a pattern, often repeating this two to three times adding different colors with each layer. I then hand draw carvings of stripes, circles or paisley inspired designs using a needle tool. I complete each piece with glaze making it functional and ready for use. |