Artist statement
High Tide
Alex Chaikin
Ceramics 1
Class of 2024
In my show, High Tide, I created a 3 piece set of wheel thrown vessels to show my love for the water. Each piece took careful molding and crafting on the clay wheel, and then I trimmed and glazed my work. I glazed with a blue theme, and I feel this makes my work unique. I made this because I enjoy the color of the ocean and the feeling it gives me. I grew up loving the ocean and waves, as I went to outer banks ever summer as a kid, and I have been inspired by the pure color the ocean has. I would like viewers to take away from my collection the time and effort put into it, and a deliberate focus on a blue feeling.
Alex Chaikin
Ceramics 1
Class of 2024
In my show, High Tide, I created a 3 piece set of wheel thrown vessels to show my love for the water. Each piece took careful molding and crafting on the clay wheel, and then I trimmed and glazed my work. I glazed with a blue theme, and I feel this makes my work unique. I made this because I enjoy the color of the ocean and the feeling it gives me. I grew up loving the ocean and waves, as I went to outer banks ever summer as a kid, and I have been inspired by the pure color the ocean has. I would like viewers to take away from my collection the time and effort put into it, and a deliberate focus on a blue feeling.