“I like creating pieces which are functional as well as decorative and I’ve been known for some time for whimsical teapots shaped as animals and people and for boxes shaped as bears or mermaids sitting on rocks. I have also created many nudes. I work primarily in clay, acrylic, fabric and monoprint. Working in clay is fascinating to me because you have no limitations as far as design, but rigid limitations as far as construction. The survival rate of a piece depends on how carefully you follow all the rules, as well as how the kiln god feels about you. The way you have to work depends on the ambient temperature and humidity, so you have to work very differently in summer and winter. My studio, which is also my living room, office, bedroom and dining room, is in a mobile home. Because my life is so contained, I can be working on a sculpture, doing paralegal work, playing with my parakeet, cooking dinner, doing laundry, and listening to National Public Radio all at once, and I usually am.”
[artwork © Marn Reich]
