Alice R. Ballard #2
126 Windfield Road
Greenville, SC 29607
864-297-5848
www.aliceballardmunn.com

Directions:
From South Main, take Broad Street to Spring Street, and then to Cleveland Street. Bear right on Cleveland and continue to East Faris Road. Turn left onto East Faris Road and take it to S. Pleasantburg. Turn right onto S. Pleasantburg. Turn left on Skyview Drive. Turn right on Windfield Road: #126.

Image:
Bamboo Teapot
White earthenware, terra sigillata, oxides and glaze
6”x8”x4”

Artist Statement:
My art is a reflection of my relationship with natural forms. These forms come to me on walks, while I work in my garden, on visits to the produce section of the grocery store or, appear as gifts from friends who share my fascination with beauty inherent in Nature's abundant variety of forms. To be more specific, it is often the metamorphosis of Nature's forms, as they change from season to season, that attracts me. I am endlessly drawn to that universal world in which differing life forms share similar qualities. Tulip bulbs and the human form for example share many of the same sensual qualities.

I spend countless hours contemplating a particular form in order to feel its energy. It becomes a Zen-like connection not unlike a mediation. Next I will begin to draw the form, trying to capture the essence of what I have felt and observed. Then I begin to bring this form to life in clay. As an artist, I hope that those who choose to connect with my work can share some of the harmony and tranquility I feel through the creative process. Perhaps, at the very least, the viewer will give those small, often unnoticed forms in Nature, a second glance.