Ashley Barnum
I was not aware of my abilities to express myself artistically until I took an Expressive Arts Therapy class for my holistic health minor. I am now a true believer that art in itself is an innate language, and that we all hold the capacity to create visual and tangible energy. While art is a language, there are numerous dialects that the Rootwire family has brought together to celebrate expression. I will happily join them by sharing my love for clay, and the voice it has so graciously gifted me with.
I have learned to translate kinetic energy into a collaborative flow with the clay body itself. One of these ways includes working intuitively and using my surroundings as inspiration for new thought and processes. I also have a great love for making functional cups, as they are one of the most intimate objects that we use on a daily basis. We bring these sacred vessels to our lips to drink one of the most necessary of all elements, and I believe that that water is even more beneficial when it is consumed from something made from good energy. I cant even begin to think of a better place create than while surrounded by the Rootwire Community! I will be bringing my potter’s wheel to Rootwire with the intention of not only working on my own artistic voice, but I also hope to help teach others to throw on the wheel. I may be doing some primitive firing on site, all other pieces I will fire and glaze finish upon my return from Terra Alta. Make sure to stop by and get your hands muddy!
Ashley will be throwing pottery in the Ceremonial Center and offering opportunities for YOU to try your hand at the pottery wheel throught the weekend. Make sure you stop by!
www.facebook.com/ashleybarnum
www.facebook.com/smashdigitalmedia
I have learned to translate kinetic energy into a collaborative flow with the clay body itself. One of these ways includes working intuitively and using my surroundings as inspiration for new thought and processes. I also have a great love for making functional cups, as they are one of the most intimate objects that we use on a daily basis. We bring these sacred vessels to our lips to drink one of the most necessary of all elements, and I believe that that water is even more beneficial when it is consumed from something made from good energy. I cant even begin to think of a better place create than while surrounded by the Rootwire Community! I will be bringing my potter’s wheel to Rootwire with the intention of not only working on my own artistic voice, but I also hope to help teach others to throw on the wheel. I may be doing some primitive firing on site, all other pieces I will fire and glaze finish upon my return from Terra Alta. Make sure to stop by and get your hands muddy!
Ashley will be throwing pottery in the Ceremonial Center and offering opportunities for YOU to try your hand at the pottery wheel throught the weekend. Make sure you stop by!
www.facebook.com/ashleybarnum
www.facebook.com/smashdigitalmedia
