2016, 25"H x 20"W x 37"L, Media: Mixed Media, Stoneware, Firing Process: Electric, Mid-range, Surface: Non-ceramic, Oxide, Unglazed
Modeled after a desert hedgehog. Fired in parts and assembled post-firing with epoxy. Quills are composed of cast-away materials including tubing, rope, acrylic twine, and zip ties, stained with acrylic stain.
2019, 13"H x 24"W x 18"D, Media: Mixed Media, Stoneware, Firing Process: Electric, High-fire, Low-fire, Soda fired, Surface: Glazed, Non-ceramic
Piece was fired in many pieces and assembled post-firing with epoxy, wire and cold clays. Slipcast components are glazed and soda fired, sculpted figure is white stoneware finished with latex paints and wax to appear bronzed. Eyes are tiger's eye gemstones.
2019, 13"H x 6"W 10"D, Media: Earthenware / Terracotta, Firing Process: Electric, Low-fire, Surface: Glazed, Oxide
Piece includes components that were fired separately and attached post-firing.
2020, 19" x 9" x 6", Media: Earthenware / Terracotta, Firing Process: Electric, Mid-range, Surface: Glazed, Non-ceramic
Matte glaze is sealed with acrylic stains. Pieces fired separately and assembled post-firing with epoxy and wire.
2020, 20"H x 13"W x 12"D, Media: Stoneware, Firing Process: Electric, Mid-range, Surface: Glazed
2020, 14"H x 9"W x 5"D, Media: Earthenware / Terracotta, Firing Process: Electric, Mid-range, Surface: Engobe / Slip / Underglaze, Glazed
This is a wall-hanging piece modeled after a tardigrade.
2018, 9"H x 16"L x 4"D, Media: Wild Clay/Raw Clay, Firing Process: Electric, Low-fire, Surface: Engobe / Slip / Underglaze, Glazed, Overglaze Enameling
2020, 13"H x 18"L x 8"W, Media: Stoneware, Firing Process: Electric, Mid-range, Surface: Glazed, Lustre
2016, 17"H x 10"W x 28"L, Media: Stoneware, Firing Process: High-fire, Soda fired, Surface: Glazed
This piece was fired in numerous parts and assembled post-firing on a steel armature with epoxy and wire.
2020, 19"H x 12"W x 13"D, Media: Stoneware, Firing Process: Electric, Mid-range, Surface: Glazed, Oxide
This piece was fired in parts and assembled post-firing on a wooden armature with epoxy.
Artist Statement
Through ceramic and mixed media sculpture I explore the complexity of the individual life. I am fascinated by our innate sense of purpose and the interplay of loss and redemption.
Though I utilize animal imagery, the content is human. Like the anthropomorphism found in children’s books and stories, I find animals to be useful agents for exploring delicate concepts.
I often choose small and disregarded subjects that are not always viewed as precious or purposeful such as rodents, insects, and rare or endangered species. I combine these with mechanical or industrial components as a representation of the unseen forces at work in an individual life.
Anvil Catlin Williamson
Bio
Though I was born in Spokane, Washington, I spent 15 years in Fairbanks, Alaska where I earned a BFA in Ceramics (University of Alaska Fairbanks) and became a full-time studio artist. My husband and I relocated to Helena, MT in 2022.
I was raised in an environment that highly valued science and theology together, yielding in me a deep curiosity about both the physical design and unseen purpose of living things from a young age. I am also passionate about teaching young students to be empathetic thinkers and thoughtful makers.