Judith Rosenthal


I delight in working with clay.
The pull and the pinch.
The rough and the smooth.
Nature is my inspiration to explore memory, time, beauty, fragility, protection and strength.
I use forms that are reminiscent of the sea, the earth, plants, trees, and wind. My work is sculptural although some of my work can be functional.
The use of paper clay presents opportunities for creating pieces that are impossible in other clay bodies. I work with very thin clay that gives my work an atmospheric effect of elegance and poetry.
Contrasts of glazed and unglazed portions of my pieces are of interest to me. I also like to use varieties of textures and colors juxtaposed to create subtle embellishment.
Part of everyday should be a joyful and beautiful experience. Appreciating and making art does, in some unexplainable way, give me that joy.