This silent auction item will be presented for final bidding at our annual picnic on Thursday, August 6th.

Soda fired porcelain vase measuring 12in tall by 8in wide created by Leelanau artist Matthew McGovern.

Matthew McGovern's Artist Statement:

"The inherent plasticity of clay, the fluidity of the slip, the unpredictable nature of the glaze, and the surface-altering atmosphere of the soda kiln are all reflected in my functional pots. I am drawn in by the details of a form that allude to the story of its creation: fingerprints, dents, the rhythm and pattern of articulated slip trailing and of the impressions of different tools. Within the atmospheric soda firing, the glaze shifts from matte to shiny with a gradating pattern of crystal growth in between, imbuing the surface with a visually intoxicating effect. I do not seek to hide my process, but to embrace and extol it, capturing the texture of change. In this sense, I see my work as a direct reflection of the transformative processes we go through in life."