stoneware and porcelain; 4.5×5.5×5.75″
“This vessel captures the moment of the impact from where the porcelain ‘ice’ struck the wet clay. While it left a permanent scar on the exterior, the cube has fallen inside, becoming swallowed by the pot’s larger volume. It shows that while ICE intends to break our communities, the people are larger than they are. Together, the community is strong enough to swallow the threat whole and keep standing despite the damage.”
ARTIST BIO: Lauryn King is an interdisciplinary artist primarily working in ceramics and fibers. She holds a BFA in Sculpture and Fibers from Xavier University and is currently pursuing her MFA at Miami University. Lauryn has taught courses ranging from college-level classes to workshops while also working in production pottery and maintaining an active studio practice. She is interested in process, repetition and form as ways of understanding memory, hope and the pressures that shape everyday life.