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I also feel strongly that art making is a research driven activity. The infor- mation contained in this book is written by some of the more innovative and interesting minds working in ceramics today. While not all of the ideas are necessarily groundbreaking, they are unique in their individual approach to the use of the material. How these artists researched and successfully used the processes they set out to is inspirational, informative and important. I hope you find the research contained in these pages as exciting as I do | ceramic contemporary clay sculpture a collection of four of our favorite articles on contemporary ceramic sculpture Contemporary Clay Sculpture A Collection of four of our favorite articles on Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Clay reigns as the oldest and most natural medium for sculpture. From the dawn of human history people of every culture have taken clay and molded it into objects. You can coil monumental forms build with slabs make totems or even use computers to generate sculptures. For thousands of years clay s versatility and universal accessibility have made it the most popular medium for creating three dimensional work. Some of the work in this new Ceramic Arts Daily download is monumental some intricate some site specific but all of it influenced by clay. With each artist providing some aspect of the sculptural process from conceptualization to forming and finishing to the final installation you ll find the range of ideas and techniques informative and inspiring. Figurative Ceramics by Mark Chatterley from the Ceramics Monthly Working Sculptor s series Mark Chatterley discusses his approach to making large-scale sculpture and surviving as an artist over time. Reflections on Accumulation by Wendy Walgate Canadian artist Wendy Walgate comments on a culture of acquisition with brightly colored slip-cast and assembled sculptures Doug Herren s Large-scale Clay Vessels from the Ceramics Monthly Working Sculptor s series Doug Herren shares with us his experiences in making a living with art and provides his best advice for those wishing to do the same. Barbro Ảberg Lightweight Sculpture by Ulla Munck Jorgensen Barbro Aberg s abstract paper clay sculptures hint at ancient language astronomy and biology. Copyright 2009 Ceramic Publications Company Contemporary Clay Sculpture 1 Figurative Ceramics by Mark Chatterley I was recently at an alternative art space opening with a group of friends and a student looked at us and said .