DEEPER UNDERSTANDINGS
Take Shape “My students and I explore our beautiful landscape to carefully source local materials and gain a deeper understanding of the ceramic process. This field work and hands-on research gives us a profound sense of place and connects us to the roots of this land. Clay is earth and is capable of amazing transformations in our very own ceramics studio at MC. It can go from wet clay to dry and become stone through the intense heat of the kiln. These same processes are what formed our very ground and the landscape that surrounds us! Our learning is enriched by digging deeper, by seeing the connections and relationships that exist between all things which God has created and allowing us the gift and freedom to recognize our own ability to create works of art that reflect a deep sense of thoughtful intention and love. Each piece of clay is a meditation on life, the cycles, the journeys, the passages of time, both great and small. It is truly humbling to reflect on the intertwined nature of clay, art, faith and life!” Mark Jaeger ’97
Photo: Ben Rupers
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