Carol Burt
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Featured Artist - Click here for this artist's online galleryCarol Burt has been an art educator
for the past 19 years, teaching 14 years at Sutton
Elementary and five years at She has received over a dozen
educational grants, presented regularly at state and
national conferences, and has served on the executive
council of the Art Education Association of Indiana as Her awards include Outstanding
Educator in Higher Education from the Art Education
Association of Indiana in 1995, Muncie Community Schools
Educator of the Year in 2004, and the Art Education
Association of Indiana |
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ARTIST STATEMENT Carol Burt Clay is an incredible gift we receive
from the earth, and it has been used to create objects
for thousands of years.
Its evolution epitomizes the phrase "form follows
function" as many creators strive to blend the two ideas
into one, even if the function is simply for viewing.
I feel privileged to be part of the cycle that
keeps this tradition moving forward. For me personally, clay has become my
sketchbook, my painting canvas, my sculpting material,
my science project, my therapy sessions, and my social
life. It
has impacted my life as an educator and allowed me to
become a student again, accepting the challenges of my
teachers, and as I step back in to my teacher role, it
has allowed me to challenge my students.
It keeps me a practitioner of my discipline. The pieces in this show are a
collection of valuable skills and techniques I have
learned from many different artists who have mentored me
in my journey through art.
The majority of work is soda fired stoneware with
smaller samplings of raku, wood fired, and gas reduction
fired ware.
My gratitude to those who have guided me cannot be
adequately expressed, and it is my hope that my work
depicts my growth and development and is a testament to
the power and importance of inspirational teachers. February 2009 |
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