Artist Statement

The sculptural form is mounted or suspended to cast a shadow that moves and changes depending on the angle of the light and time of day. A steel wire frame coated with many layers of porcelain slip is shaped to encompass space. Over time in the kiln at 2223 F the final altered form is set.

At first the metal is strong and the porcelain is weak then after firing a reversal occurs when the porcelain solidifies and the metal melts and oozes. My training as an architect influences my choice of each underlying structural frame.

Artist Bio

Jackie Welsh is a ceramic installation artist. Her studio is at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester. She grew up in Canada and came to the United States to study at Harvard University at the Graduate School of Design, graduating with a M. Arch. For many years she worked with Rafael Vinoly Architects as design director. She taught both design studio and building construction at Columbia University. Her work in clay is a continuation of her fascination with building materials.

Jackie and her family live in Old Greenwich.