LORI ROLLASON
Artist's Statement
Lori is a potter. For her, the magic of creating a volume, defining boundaries using a lump of clay and a potter's wheel, has never grown old. She thinks of her work with clay as an opportunity to capture a moment in her life that will endure into the future. Her work is
inspired by pottery forms made throughout history coupled with imagery drawn from textiles and the flora present in her environment. She enjoys the slow process of making her work. She works in series, throwing 6 to 12 similar forms and then uses several surface decorating techniques to complete each piece. Her goal is to create useful, beautiful, objects reminiscent of historic works while referencing and remaining relevant to the present, that will endure into the future.