D.E.Walters Bio
As a lifelong potter (42 years) and the owner of eARTh Studio (Nelson, BC) D.E.Walters has extensive experience working with low, medium and high fire clays and glazes, handbuilding, sculpture and wheel techniques. She is always experimenting with form, process and colour in the ceramic medium. She regularly participates in workshops for advanced potters, and attends the NCECA National Council of Ceramic Educators conference, annually. Her work is in galleries in Alberta and BC. She is also a member of the BC Potters Guild.
Other Interests:
Diane acts as an Educational consultant and amateur astronomer when she is not in her studio! Ask her how she co-creates with the Cosmos when making glazes!
Emergence Line Vol.2
The Art of Craft ‘Emergence’
My work has always been an attempt to go to the source of things and the ground we stand on is the source of my art and inspiration. My new product line, ‘Emergence’, is an effort to raise the way we think about the art behind the craft of making earth’s dishes.
Born out of global isolation and social distancing, my choice of glaze showcases how ceramics capture light and warmth with an interplay of light and colour. The meeting point represents art as a life-line during challenging times. The interior glaze is reminiscent of candlelight meant to symbolize the warmth and comfort of connection (to others, to ourselves, and to the Earth) while the white gloss exterior catches the light of mind and life!
I believe that there is nothing more important than the communal act and art of eating. The social reciprocity of sharing a meal together dates back through the human story on a global scale. Each vessel holds the capacity for nourishment held on many levels. The capacity of my dishes serve as a reminder to explore our human capacities for mind/ heart connections.
The meal as a social art, pairs the union of communal connection with creativity.
Emergence Line Vol.1
Womanscape Basins
