Artist

Courtney Murphy is an Asheville-based potter.  She recently completed a two-year residency at the Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts.  Murphy attend the Oregon College of Art and Design in Portland.  

Artist Statement

I create handmade modern tableware, using a combination of hand-building and wheel throwing.  I enjoy the process of scratching into the clay to draw my images.  Because of this process, each piece I create is unique; there is a slight variation in each drawing.  I am intrigued by the variation found in hand-made objects; a slight change in the profile or image on a cup determines whether a person will be drawn to one over another.  It is interesting when a particular object speaks to me, and I decide that I’d like to have it in my life.  My hope is that people will find this intimate relation and connection with the pieces that I create and decide to welcome them into their lives and everyday routines.  

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