Pine Tree Potters' Guild Members' Gallery

Artist: Rhonda Uppington

Artist Biography

In 2007, Rhonda touched clay for the first time since high school when she took a Tile and Extrusion course at the Haliburton School of the Arts. Soon thereafter, she bought a small kiln to continue working with clay at home. Earlier explorations in printmaking, both relief and collagraph, are combined with her ceramic practice to create unique surface decoration. She is drawn to the minutiae in everyday life, the delicate details created by the hand of man or Mother Nature that, in our hurried lives, are overlooked by many. From skeletonized magnolia leaves to bits of tatted lace, you’ll often find these details preserved in Rhonda's ceramics. While she does make some functional work (tumblers, vases, mugs, plates, bowls), Rhonda prefers to turn clay into more decorative art pieces (wall tiles, tile quilts, tile mirrors). She also combines her own handmade tiles with commercial ones to create mosaics. Rhonda has been a studio member of the Pine Tree Potters' Guild since 2014.

Contact info:
Website: https://www.rhondauppington.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rhondauppington/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RhondaUppingtonArt
Email: rhonda.uppington@gmail.com