Sondra Karipides - 3631 Kehr Rd., Oxford OH
WEBSITE: http://sondrasart.weebly.com
I love to make art. My first real love was making pottery. I love the way the clay squishes and spins under my hands on the wheel. I love trimming the bottoms of pieces (like using a lathe!). I love playing with glaze recipes (all safe for food, microwave, dishwasher and oven) to get the right color and surface, and I love opening a freshly fired kiln to see all the surprises. For a while this was enough, but alas I took a watercolor batik class and my head was turned. This medium makes images by applying melted wax to rice paper (actually mulberry) and then watercolor paint in successive, increasingly darker, layers. The results are richly colored, intriguing and always a surprise – just like opening the kiln! At first I felt I was being unfaithful, but now realize that there is room in my life for both of my loves.
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