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Newtown pottery artist Marcia Taylor’s show, “Earth on Her Hands,” features hand built and thrown sculptural pieces evoking the beauty and whimsical surprises of flora and fauna in the natural world. Following studies at Syracuse and Hofstra universities and the Silvermine School of Art, she pursued silversmithing and enameling as both teacher and artist, earning awards for her works and placing several of her pieces in public and private collections.
In recent years, she has turned to pottery as her primary interest and profession, showing her sculptures at galleries throughout New England and recently winning “Best of Show” honors at a regional arts festival. The reflections of the natural world in her pottery, Taylor said, recall childhood days in upstate New York spent exploring fields and woods, “upending rocks, wading in streams and ponds, always amazed at the small wonders and hidden surprises of nature.
“I am a trained silversmith and enamelist, but after taking a pottery course just for fun five years ago, I fell in love with clay,” Taylor said. “The ‘earth’ on my hands connects my imagination with the myriad creatures and plants I have discovered while kayaking or hiking – they come home in my mind and go onto a pot!
"I am delighted when someone holds one of my pots, turns it around in their hands and smiles. I consider my creativity a gift and strive to remain forever grateful and teachable, remembering that my inspiration is only an interpretation of the already existing natural world.”
The pottery work shown on this page is titled “Armadillo Pot” by Marcia Taylor (photographed by Jonathan Sloane).
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