Erin Redding

Herbal Earth Pottery

 

Member profile details

First name
Erin
Last name
Redding
Business Name
Herbal Earth Pottery
City
Oregon city
State
OR
Public Studio Phone
503.449.6136
Public Email Address
Eredding2713@gmail.com
 

Art Work Description

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Firing Methods
  • Electric
  • Raku
  • Wood Fire
  • Soda
  • Smoke/Pit
Types of Clay Used
  • White Earthenware
  • Stoneware
Forming Methods and Techniques
  • Wheel Thrown
  • Slip Cast
  • Slabs
  • Pinched
  • Hand Built
  • Coil
  • Carved
Finishing Methods and Techniques
  • Dip or Poured Glazes
  • Painted Slips
  • Underglazes
  • Raw
  • Oxides
  • Washes
Forms Types
  • Plates
  • Serving Platters
  • Cups
  • Coffee Mugs
  • Vase
  • Flower Vases
  • Decorative Vases
  • Bud Vase
  • Cylinders
  • Bowls
  • Soup Bowls
  • Serving Bowls
  • Planters
  • Linder Jars
  • Vessel
  • Organic
Artwork Description
  • Functional
  • Non-Functional
  • Garden
  • Multimedia
  • Sculpture
  • Vessel
  • Abstract
  • Organic
  • Earthy
Artist Statement
I create unique hand built and thrown ceramic forms inspired by my life experiences and connection to nature. Using clay to hand build forms allows me to combine formal and exploratory techniques using plants and natural textures to create organic functional and decorative works imprinted with fine detail. Throwing pots on the wheel is more of a spiritual process for me. Centering the clay allows me to center myself. My “Boss Lady” wheel allows me the opportunity to reflect on daily challenges and changes in life that have come my way. The process of throwing has a way of softening the hard parts of my life. My left hand stays firm in my choices and my right hand symbolizes the outer pressures offer's influence. Through this process I feel a connection to the universe that mingles control
and collapse.
Biography
Erin Patricia Redding was born in Manhattan New York. Her love of gardening led her to become an organic farmer and move west to Oregon. While working on a Transfer Degree at Clackamas Community College she found her love of ceramics while studying from artists, Katy McFadden and Nora Brodnicki. Through her formal education in clay, Redding found a deep spiritual connection to clay that lead her to making hand built intuitive pieces and forms thrown on the wheel. She now owns “Herbal Earth Pottery” and has loved playing in the mud for decades.
 

Clay Educators

Educator Type
  • College or University
  • Private studio
  • Resident Artist
  • Workshops

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