Siri Ceramics

Leonie Macmillan

Categories:
Ceramics

Contact details:
07944 248273
SiriCeramics.com
sirimics@gmail.com

Address:
Ardross Farm

Artists Talk 27/11/20

Self-employed Ceramicist.
Over thirty years of experience in working with clay.

Leonie’s practice involves experimenting with plaster cast and silicone moulds, combining high fired clays, bronze, paper. Sketching the human body on a flat surface informs her three dimensional work.

Her background in filmmaking has inspired her to create narratives for her sculptures in which science and mythology intertwine in comment to the human condition. By using the symbol of the goddess she is able to link past and present mythologies. The resulting forms embrace the physical and the metaphysical.
She also enjoy making ceramic sea creatures for fun.

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My production technique uses combinations of high fired clays, experimenting with plaster cast molds, textured markings and melted glass. Sometimes I make the human form in clay as a way to tell stories, to communicate the human connection to the earth. Firing the clay changes its essence, it becomes a timeless record of the moment of formation. It reminds me of the geology of the earth, and it feels magical and profound to create in this way. I am presently working on ways to represent the Inuit myth of Sedna, Goddess of the sea. I have been painting and sculpting whales to become familiar with the shapes and colours of her transformation (more details of the myth can be found on my website www.siriceramics.com).