This exhibition featured ceramic vessels that explore the synthesis of organic form with functional application. Some objects share the fragile, graceful, and elegant appearance of plants and sea life, while others have the solid, rugged, and durable look of stone. Ms. Shriver’s “aim is not to replicate nature but to blend artistic expression with the beauty of the natural world.” Borrowing from clay vessel shapes centuries old, these coil and hand-built objects break from the traditional in surface treatment.
Elizabeth Shriver received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Iowa in 1987 and was an award winner in the Museum’s 2004 Tri-State Tri-Annual Juried Exhibition. She resides in Coralville, Iowa with her husband and four children.