White clay seems like the appropriate palette for this time of year especially the winter of 2010. We had over 24 inches of snow last weekend and we are getting more as I type.
I often think of winter as being barren, the landscape stripped to the essential bones of structure, but with the recent snows the simplicity I find inspiring is the minimalism that happens through blanketing and softening.
I am always drawn to views composed only of hill and sky. When storms pull in and views are reduced to a limited palette of gray and white it reminds me of slip and clay.
There are moments when the landscape seems flattened like a drawing and then pops into more intricate and sculptural 3-dimensional forms.
The drifting snow has allowed my imagination to make new connections and translations from the summer palette of stoneware and the woodfired kiln to porcelain in the gas fired kiln.
I often think of winter as being barren, the landscape stripped to the essential bones of structure, but with the recent snows the simplicity I find inspiring is the minimalism that happens through blanketing and softening.I am always drawn to views composed only of hill and sky. When storms pull in and views are reduced to a limited palette of gray and white it reminds me of slip and clay.There are moments when the landscape seems flattened like a drawing and then pops into more intricate and sculptural 3-dimensional forms.The drifting snow has allowed my imagination to make new connections and translations from the summer palette of stoneware and the woodfired kiln to porcelain in the gas fired kiln. 
ooh love the square plates or are they tiles...
Dear Catherine,
I stumbled onto your website today, looking for another and I was very happy I did so. I have been looking through your pages and found inspiration. I am an art teacher in Nashua Montana who lives in Fort Peck Montana and I love to work with clay and collage. Seeing your work, I feel a bit of recognition in the way you put things together. Your pottery inspires me to try shapes and ideas beyond the "normal" and your color palatte is soothing and refreshing.
In your collages I also recognize the work of a friend of mine who has a web site called loud colors by Cory Jaeger. She did a series of mini paintings using junk mail as the paper of the collage and hers has a similar feel to your journal pages.
Thank you for posting your work and for allowing us to see into your world. I am teaching an adult ed clay class and plan to introduce your work to them this next week.
We are always hungry for new ways of working and maybe seeing your work they will want to go beyond the "norm" also.
Your blog postings of the Solstice seiries are wonderful. I looked once and then looke again and there was a new page.
Have a wonderful rest of the day.
Sincerely, Jamie Hanson
Your blog is beautiful and inspiring.
Can I post your blog on my blog?
Thanks; feel free to do so. From your blog I can see an appreciation for white as well.