SARAH PIKE
BELGER CRANE YARD STUDIOS PRESENTS:
SARAH PIKE DIGITAL DEBUT OCTOBER 7 - NOVEMBER 30, 2015 ONLINE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 4PM CST WWW.CRANEYARDSTUDIOS.ORG
SA RA H’ S STORY “ I ma jo red in cera mic s at the A l be rta Co llege o f A rt a nd Design i n C a lga ry, A lberta , Ca na da . I wa s t he n a student at Co lo ra do U ni ve rsity in Bo ulder a nd went o n to d o gra duate studies at the U ni ve rsity of Minneso ta in M i nnea po lis. A lo ng the way I st ar ted a fa mily, lived in a ba rn a nd he l pe d run my husba nd' s fa mily ranc h. Six yea rs a go we dec ided to m ake the big move to Fernie, BC. S ayi ng go o dbye to the ra nc h a nd cows wa s to ugh, but it o pened the do o r to mo re studio time. Of co ur s e, liv ing in a mo unta in tow n, we t ake brea k s fo r big snow days i n t he w inter a nd mo unta in-bik ing a nd l a ke days in the summer. The m o unta ins inspire a nd susta in me.�
BARREL MUG IN BONE, 2016 3.25” X 5.5” X 4.5” SOLD
NERVY BUD MUG IN GOLD, 2016 3” X 4.75” X 4” $45
BUMPY MUG IN BONE, 2016 3.25” X 5.5” X 4.5” SOLD
WAV E S B O W L I N B O N E , 2 0 1 6 2.75” X 5.5” X 5.5” SOLD
D A N D E L I O N M U G I N M O L LY P I N K , 2 0 1 6 3.25” X 4.75” X 4” $45
TREE ISLAND STEIN IN BONE, 2016 4.25” X 5” X 4” SOLD
DANDELION MUG IN GOLD, 2016 3” X 5” X 4” $45
SWIMMING LEAF IN BONE, 2016 3” X 5” X 4” $45
S TAG S T E I N I N B O N E , 2 0 1 6 4.25” X 5” X 4” SOLD
“ I e n j o y p o t t e r y t h a t c o n v e y s p e r s o n a l i t y, a s l i g h t a i r o f a t t i t u d e , t h a t fi r s t s t e p o ff the path. In that vein, my pots are never entirely symmetrical, as though they are leaning towards animation. I like this s t a t i c s e n s e o f e n e r g y i n p o t t e r y. I t e v o k e s the plastic nature of clay in its raw form, but also the movement associated with the p o t ' s i n t e n d e d u s e . I t r e fl e c t s o u r b e a u t y and awkward imperfections; imperfections that celebrate the handmade object over mass-produced, industrial ware.� SARAH PIKE
BARREL BOWL IN GOLD, 2016 2.75” X 5.5” X 5.5” $45
TREELINE MUG IN GOLD, 2016 3.25” X 5” X 4.25” SOLD
SWIMMING LEAF BOWL IN BONE, 2016 2.75” X 5.5” X 5.5” $45
S M A L L M O L LY P I N K P L A T E S , 2 0 1 6 1.25” X 6” X 6” $35 EACH
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