Deighton Abrams
Email
deighton.t.abrams@gmail.com
Website
deightonabrams.com
Social Media
Instagram @deightonabrams
Artist Statement
I am deeply interested in how my material choice affects my sculptural work. I am dedicated to my technical research and the intuitive approach to working with ceramics, but I remain conscious of how ceramics and its firing process can be problematic when doing work that discusses human-influenced climate change. By converting the malleable materials of stoneware and porcelain to hardened, permanent ceramic, I remain aware of my carbon footprint and the legacy or “future history” of my objects as they will live on without me. In spite of this, I have a desire to make our complicated relationship to the planet less traumatic through contemplative, aesthetic objects and accessible ceramic functional ware.
What type of clay do you use?
Porcelain, stoneware
What temperature do you fire to?
Cone 10 and cone 5
What is your primary forming method?
Wheel throwing and handbuilding
What is your favorite surface treatment?
Underglaze decoration
Do you make any of your own tools?
I make my own scoring tools for sculpting.
What are your top three studio wishes?
Kilns, unlimited porcelain, and more luster!
How do you recharge creatively?
A good night's sleep!
What ceramic superpower would you have and why?
I wish I had x-ray vision to see in the kiln mid-firing.
Who is your ceramic art mentor and why?
Kathy King; she's the Queen.
Why do you create art?
It's a vital part of the human experience.
If you could change one property of clay, what would it be?
Nothing
