Glam Rock
Andrea du Chatenier is an established sculptor turned ceramicist whose avid exploration of the medium embraces play, re-invention and reinterpretation. She says, "I am a badly behaved potter who always fails at functionality."

“Not for me, the brown-smoked earth tones of the craft potters of the 1970s. I see no need to create a rustic vision of earthiness when the Earth’s geology is full of exotic, flamboyant, and beguiling minerals that are as glitzy as a glamour queen. I embrace oozy clay, brittle embellishments, glitzy surfaces, unstable bases and entropic forms. My work is infused with joy, wit, and a playful nod to the West Coast ceramicists of the USA. I am for the speculative fictions of clay-work, over the diary entries. I am for trial and error, and for “what ifs?” over tried and trues. I am a badly behaved potter who always fails at functionality. My clay skills begin with bad habits and end with bad breaks. I am for impurities and mixed-up processes. I am lazy and loose, uptight and controlling. I make what I want to make, and I hope against hope, the kiln Gods will wreak havoc.” – Andrea du Chatenier

Join us on campus as this leading artist and 'badly behaved potter' shares who she is and how she makes.