Join us Friday, May 26th, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. for Matthew Sloan’s opening night.
His work will be on display at the store from May 26th to August 11th, 2023.
Stop by to view or purchase his pottery.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am a potter who makes humble, comforting tableware meant to be in service every day
Gathering around a meal helps establish community. I see the pots I create as part of that tableau that is creating community. Perhaps not the reason for gathering, but in support of gathering.
The pots and action of choosing a life making art are a subversive element that we allow into time with family and friends, using works of art as a way to nourish ourselves and one another.
I find that the communal atmosphere created through pots, food, and drink is what draws me to make work, and inspires the tableware I produce.
The communal spirit I observe in collecting pots and sharing a meal with friends and family is what I hope to impart to others when they bring one of my ceramic vessels into their homes.
“I’m a potter from Yuba City, California. I became interested in clay work, having seen the pots my grandparents made as they retired from farming and keeping a home.
I attended Sacramento State University where I was fortunate to study under Scott Parady, Sunshine Cobb, and Chuck Owens.
I was an assistant to Sunshine Cobb, and a short-term resident at Scott Parady’s Cobb Mountain Art and Ecology shortly after completing my BA.
I received my MFA from Utah State University, studying under John Neely, Dan Murphy, and Todd Hayes.
In the Fall of 2022, I began a residency at Art Center West in Roswell, Georgia.”