Caroline Kahler

"The work is mostly high fired to cone 10, stoneware or stoneware paper clay, with stains and glazes used to enhance the textured surfaces. When making paper clay I add paper pulp to my clay body to enhance elasticity, moisture absorption and to strengthen the body during the construction stages. The paper burns out during the firing.
I have been combining fiber not only within the clay body, but also on the surfaces of the forms. These pieces are connecting the fiber as an integral part of the object and idea. They are process driven and each new piece stimulates ideas for the next. I respond to the texture, color and material shift of combining these two processes as one and see an endless potential for investigation. In addition to fiber I have been exploring a multi-media approach to my work combining metal, beads and paint on the surfaces and in the forms. I love working with these various materials, finding solutions to complex construction problems and pursuing ideas and creating forms that could not be accomplished with clay alone." - Caroine Kahler

To see more of her work go to Strecker-Nelson Gallery.