artist statement

Churchill’s practice utilizes a variety of making methods, combining and contrasting different stages of clay production in a singular, carefully constructed final body of work. Experimenting with accents of texture and color, glaze recipe research has been an integral part of her practice and a recent source of inspiration.

Driven by passion, care and attention to detail, the motivation for Churchill’s work comes from everyday life and acknowledgement of the little things around us. She gives expression to the overwhelming feelings that reside within ordinary objects, hidden in plain sight.

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Churchill's practice has slowly become more material focused, as her past experience formulating clay recipes has trickled into her own art practice subconsciously. Her most recent shift has been to wood firing various clay bodies glazed or unglazed. Learning to capture intentional flashing and where a pots impression is left on its' neighboring pot. Just as we leave shadows and impressions in the people who surround us.

 

Education

University of Colorado Boulder - Bachelor of Science in Management Strategy and Entrepreneurship (2019)

Bath Spa University - Masters in Fine Art Ceramics (2022)

 

Exhibitions

Process of Practice, Michael Pennie Gallery | Bath, England - February/March 2022

Play the Museum, The Holburne Museum | Bath, England - May 2022

MA Final Degree Show, Locksbrook Studio | Bath, England - October 2022

This is Not Clay, Clay Center of New Orleans | Louisiana, United States - August/September 2023

 

Clay Career

Lead R&D of Clay and Materials at Rocky Mountain Clay. Denver, CO | February 2023 - December 2025

Ceramic Associate at Ted Bradley Studios, specializing in forming porcelain ring light sculptures. Boulder, CO | December 2025 - July 2026

Artist in residence at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts - Fall 2026