Ayla Mullen
Studio No. 28
Ohio Street
112 Ohio Street suite 111, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
Visit the links below to learn more about the artist:
@ayla.mullen on Instagram
Medium:
Clay
Demo:
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes
I see pots as vessels for storytelling; they can invoke thoughts, memories, and emotions which enliven a moment or an entire day.
Clay is my canvas and my collaborator, and together we explore how to convey the poetry of the natural world within the limits of a vessel. Is it possible to give growing things a voice of their own, through artistic representation? These questions guide my making and still leave me wondering and curious. Each plant and pattern is inlaid into the clay with my own nostalgia, hope, and reverence for the lives and stories of the green and tendrilled world.
My hope is that these stories will expand and individualize within the home, taking on a life of their own like the best folktales, through the accrued layers of meaning which use and touch bring to everything familiar.