Jessica Sanders
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Jessica Sanders is an artist based in Tyler, TX. Sanders works in ceramic installation. She received her M.A./M.F.A at The University of Texas at Tyler in 2020. She helped found ETX Creatives, a non-profit that helps bring opportunities to East Texas artists, and is on the leadership team. She is also part of a four woman ceramic art collective called The ASGs.
The use of clay is important to me in my work, for several reasons, it is sturdy and will hopefully hold up over the years. I am also really intrigued by the concept of vitrification. Clay starts out as this malleable substance that can be formed into something, then when fired it becomes that thing. It is stone and unchangeable, the closest thing you can do to reform it is to break it. Knowing that, I am even more interested in these vitrified pieces I have made that I have now found a way to make moveable again.
Artist: Jessica Sanders
20 x 19 in (50.8 x 48.3 cm)
porcelain, stoneware, and wire