Raymond Rorke Ceramics

W O R K S

Clay surrenders water and gratefully soaks it in again. This exchange is embedded in the nature of clay -- and in the nature of vessels.

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These scaled landscapes can, in a moment, take us from our real sense of place and into other-worldly or imaginary realms.

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These found objects are clay remnants that I rescue from the studio’s scrap barrel. They are then fired to resemble raw, leatherhard clay, using an unusual technique I developed.

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Whenever I find a strange object — half buried in dirt, but I can tell it’s man-made — I get a sudden thrill: Here, in my hands, is human intelligence.

Works in raku bring us closer to our primal connection with the power and nuance of fire.

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