Kelsey Barton (ケルシー・バートン)

I named this piece “genetrix” because it carries both maternal and altar-like associations for me.

the tiled surface sits somewhere between masonry and skin. It feels built, but also grown into.

the central void is my favorite part of the work. it feels to me less like empty space and more like a chamber being framed. I keep thinking about the idea that negative space isn’t absence, but the place where presence happens, giving the form its purpose, as if the body of the piece exists almost to protect that space.

cone 6, soda fired stoneware with mason stain, perlite, handmade grog, and sawdust inclusions