Episode 243 - Sondra Elder

Sondra Elder is a self-taught artist, who was not able to truly devote time to her creative journey until after retiring from her life in the business world.  With pottery, Sondra's chosen medium is porcelain because its strength and delicacy learn to live in harmony. It is the perfect canvas to display the beautiful zinc-silicate crystals that can only be created through normally destructive fire. These naturally occurring phenomena inspire her never-ending desire to artistically harness their capability on the backdrop of her forms - which equally exude capability and femininity. Sondra creates her forms on the potter's wheel with a vision to move the observer's eye from one end of the piece fluidly around the work without interruption. On this canvas, she applies glazes that she developed using rare earth elements and oxides that create dramatic backdrops for the crystal formations. You can follow her journey and work on Instagram. Please also visit your hosts Katie Freeman and Katie Thompson.