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Pat Webber

biography

Pat Webber was born, raised and schooled in Vancouver. her ceramic studies began with studio potters in Oregon, continuing at Oregon State University and in Portland Museum's Art School and Chinese Art Studio. 

she moved to Vancouver Island, establishing a studio in Brentwood Bay, followed by 21 years at Cordova Bay. Now living and working on Salt Spring Island, her connection to the Oregon potters continues with yearly trips to wood-fire her pots in the Digger Mountain Anagama.

where to see or read more

shows: http://patwebber.ca/calendar/calendar.htm the potter's schedule of shows
                  Fired Up! - contemporary Works in Clay, Metchosin, May 25-26, 2013
                  ArtCraft at Mahon Hall on salt Spring Island runs june through september
                  Studio shows twice seasonally contact the artist for dates

web: www.patwebber.ca the artists' own website
            http://www.saltspringpottersguild.com/pat_webber salt spring potters guild website

contact the artist

address: 425 Stewart Road, SSI, V8K 1Y6
phone: 250-537-8871

artist statement

I belong to the tribe of people who feel compelled to shape vessels from clay; vessels for daily use or for contemplation.

My designs are distilled from ideas and images born through attentiveness to nature. I feel connected to ancient people whose vessels served a function while also praising and describing the world of which they were a part. I continue this tradition and delight in holding and moulding hand-warmed clay till it breathes with life.

Today functional pottery blends art with life, fusing the tactile with the visual. Our lives are enriched and deepened by use of vessels which nourish our spirit while holding foods that nourish our bodies. This elevates our daily tasks to acts of affirmation; art and life are integrated.

Creating pots from clay and fire is my celebration of life. I have gained my inspiration from observing plants, animals and rocks. These I interpret through ceramic sculpture and pottery forms. A vase becomes complete when holding flowers, foliage or grasses. A small frog climbing an urn is a metaphor for the beauty and fragility of nature.

Pat Webber - ceramic artist
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