In 2009 Stephanie Craig was one of sixteen emerging artists featured in Ceramics Monthly - and her art was chosen as the cover image – no small feat.
The Ohio artist, who often collaborates with ceramist husband Todd Leech, has several series – including Specimen Collections, which explores “the human impulse to collect, sort and organize ideas and objects.”
Super Seeds, ceramic
Supervision, ceramic, wood, felt
Hydra Specimen, ceramic
Hydra Specimen is reminiscent of Grant Diffendaffer’s recursive beads – maybe it’s time for Grant to go big? And I would love to see Stephanie translate a few of her specimens into jewelry!
Secrets, collaboration with Todd Leech
Capsula, ceramic, from the Fossilized Memories series
Capsula, detail
Oooh, how marvelous.
Susan,you show us so many different worlds!
Part of your great value to us is that you’re non-denominational: if the work is clear, direct, personal, you show it.
You are not partisan, and by showing us objects linked by integrity of creative purpose, rather than by a medium or an aesthetic, you encourage us to find our own aesthetic and to commit high art and integrity upon ourselves. Thank you!
Wow Susan there is something so raw and earthy about the above photos…art is so multi-dimensional! Thanks for sharing!
Craig’s works appeal to my taste for the textural, objects evocative of something from memory and they appeal to my instinct to collect. Her secrets add to the wonder.