Mimi Logothetis,
Mimi Logothetis Porcelain,Cedar Grove, NC
Email: m13logothetis@gmail.com
Website: http://www.mimilogothetis.com
Artist Statement:
I work in porcelain, because of its starkness, purity, strength and translucence. I use symbolic imagery to decorate the wet clay with a proprietary printing process to evoke storylines and wry jokes, melding both ancient pottery and modern graphics.
Studio Description:
I built my new studio in 2016 to encapsulate my kiln shed for ease of transporting work. It is grid tied solar, constructed of steel and polystyrene panels on a solar thermal heated radiant concrete slab for energy efficiency. The light is perfect!
What type of clay do you use?
Porcelain.
What temperature do you fire to?
Cone 10 reduction, propane kiln.
What is your primary forming method?
Either slab construction or thrown on the wheel.
What is your favorite surface treatment?
Printing.
Do you make any of your own tools?
I make a lot of templates and molds, either plaster or bisque. I re-purpose a lot of hand tools to work with clay, but haven't actually made a tool, I don't think...
What one word would you use to describe your work?
Maximalist.
What is your favorite thing about your studio?
The light.
What is the one thing in your studio you can’t live without?
Radiant floor heat.
What are your top three studio wishes?
More and more shelving
An intern
Organization.
What’s on your current reading list?
Democracy in Chains, Attention Movee, This is America,
How do you save money on materials and supplies?
Recycle every scrap.
How do you recharge creatively?
Travel, exercise, gardening, stepping away form the studio for a good long while after a firing to re-calibrate.
Do you have any DIY tips for studio efficiency?
No, do you?
What challenges have you given yourself to overcome?
Developing a thicker skin to weather rejection, putting myself out to the world and clay/art community more and more boldly.
What did you first piece look like?
Don't remember. But I still have a few oldies around, some very similar in feeling to what I make today.
What ceramic superpower would you have and why?
Endless energy and time, ability to lift very heavy and fragile work into kiln.
Who is your ceramic art mentor and why?
I love Sergei Isupov's work, the detail and fluidity is beautiful. Ed Eberle is another favorite.
What is your studio playlist?
Music, NPR and podcasts, mainly WTF with Marc Maron.
Why do you create art?
Compulsion.
What is your best studio tip?
Get in there....
If you could change one property of clay, what would it be?
No shrinkage, thereby no cracking and real time size.