Date of Award
May 2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Department
Art
Advisor(s)
Ann Clarke
Keywords
Art, Ceramics, Clay, Installation Art, Recovery, Sobriety
Subject Categories
Arts and Humanities
Abstract
The primary purpose of this thesis is to explore the therapeutic use of clay as a dual artistic and recovery practice. My research within my studio practice encompasses the themes of addiction, recovery, labor, and time. Within this paper I connect my recovery practice with my artistic practice and utilize a personal narrative to guide the reader through my methodology. First the paper opens with depictions of my daily studio process, then discusses past installations and works, and finally biographic information of my background as a studio potter. Four poems and a song are used to introduce and separate sections of writing. This document serves to position my artistic practice, clarify the visual exhibition of this thesis, and act as a marker of my personal and artistic progress.
Access
Open Access
Recommended Citation
Gelhar, Devon Harper, "The Next Right Thing: Making My Way in Clay" (2020). Theses - ALL. 396.
https://surface.syr.edu/thesis/396
