Sylvia Hyman
		As subject matter, I choose such familiar containers as old boxes and baskets and fill them with contents 
		that both convey information and stir the mind: old papers, documents, letters, music scrolls, even 
		crossword puzzles - all made of clay. Using porcelain and stoneware, I seek to capture not only the 
		appearance of things but also their essential nature, giving equal weight to meaning and to visual impact.

		Many of the tools with which I work and the materials I use are the same as those used by clay workers since 
		ancient times. However, some of my tools, such as my electric slab roller, are fairly recent inventions. All of 
		my work is high fired to about the same temperature as the ancient Chinese porcelains and the Japanese 
		and Korean stonewares. The printing on the clay is achieved by either the silk-screen method or with rubber 
		stamps. Although I rarely use glaze for my current work, most of the colors I use are potter’s underglaze 
		colors or metallic oxides. These are fired onto the clay. Sometimes I use acrylic paints to achieve special 
		effects after the firing and occasionally I use epoxy putty. All the various parts of my sculptures are fired 
		individually, then assembled and epoxied together to form the finished work.

		Sylvia Hyman, 2003

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MARGI WEIR
Splash - 2002
acrylic paint on and pinned over canvas
12.5 x 12.5 inches (31.75 x 31.75 cm)

		Margi Weir
		Margi Weir makes paintings in 3 Dimensions. These constructions of acrylic paint, paint that is both on and 
		pinned over canvas, treat paint as object, brushstroke as sculpture, and explore the "push/pull" of color in 
		both real and pictorial space. These small abstract compositions weave texture, color, space, and line into 
		lyrical impressions of moments or ideas. They are multidimensional color fields that pull the viewer in and 
		around and beyond.

		Margi Weir, 2003