Opening Reception: Saturday, July 11, from 5-9pm 
On View: July 11 – August 1
Morean Center for Clay
420 22nd St. South 

Artist Statement:

This perspective exhibition showcases the work created by Lily Denhoff in the first year of her residency at the Morean Center for Clay. Each of the ceramic surfaces are derived from the synergistic surrender that accompanies the woodfiring process. This discovery based body of work is a record of material research and different wood kilns/ firing techniques. Using an interdisciplinary consideration of material, she creates forms that express both literal and spiritual function. Through a play of scale and softness, each piece becomes a collaborative exploration of presence. 

Artist Bio:

Lily Denhoff is an artist working primarily with the mediums of ceramics, metals and fiber. Raised in Tampa, Florida, she has been a student of art since age 5. Growing up working her way through the cosmetology and restaurant industries, she allows her versatile background and physical environment to inform present-day technique and style. Since the beginning of her ceramics journey, she has specialized in woodfiring and has been exploring tableware, furniture, and abstract sculpture. At the Morean Center for Clay she has been assisting and leading woodfire workshops and executing a custom plateware line for Lara Apothecary Bar and Bazaar in Ybor City, FL.