- Element Clay Studio - Ceramics by Heather Knight

<body> <h1> | Element Clay Studio - Ceramics by Heather Knight</h1> <h2>Element Clay Studio - Ceramics by Heather Knight</h2> <div>Heather Knight creates modern, nature inspired ceramics at Element Clay Studio in Asheville, NC.</div> <span class="links"><a href="index.html" target="_top"><font color="#989898">Home</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><strong><a href="portfolio.html" target="_top"><font color="#555555">Portfolio</font></a></strong></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=1" target="_top"><font color="#989898"><a href="/gallery.html?folio=For%20Sale&gallery=Press" target="_top">Press</a></font></a></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=2" target="_top"><font color="#989898">Where to Buy</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=4" target="_top"><font color="#989898">Resume</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=6" target="_top"><font color="#989898">About the Artist</font></a></span>   <span class="links"><a href="content.html?page=9" target="_top"><font color="#989898">Order Info</font></a></span> <div> <style>  </style> <span class="encloser"> <center> <p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Heather Knight studied ceramics at UNC-Asheville and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2006. After an artist’s residency at Odyssey Center for Ceramic Art in Asheville, NC, she moved on to open Element Clay Studio in 2007.  She has taught classes at Odyssey as well as serving on the faculty at the Greenville County Museum of Art in South Carolina. Through her involvement with Etsy, an online marketplace for all things handmade, Heather’s work has gained international exposure at a rapid pace.  Her work has been featured in such fine publications as <em>Interior Design Magazine, Western Interiors, Charleston Home, House Beautiful, Coastal Living, Cabin Life, Bold Life </em>and <em>Portland Spaces.</em>  Heather was also featured on the <em>Nate Berkus Show</em>, a nationally syndicated talk show.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Heather’s studio is located in the Wedge Building in Asheville, North Carolina’s River Arts District.  Studio visits are welcome and highly encouraged. The studio is open Tuesday-Saturday from 11-5 or by appointment.</span></p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://sitemanager.sitewelder.com/users/heatherknight5638/images/heatherknight56381624195.jpg" style="width: 205px; height: 350px; " /></p> <center> <p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong><a href="http://elementclaystudio.blogspot.com/">Visit Heather's Blog</a></strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size:18px;"><a href="http://elementclaystudio.etsy.com"><strong> </strong></a><strong><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5226330">Visit & Shop Element Clay Studio's ETSY Page</a></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">“With my work I hope to bridge modern design and the natural world by paring down the essence of things to repetitive texture and basic form.  I love the way a texture can produce the illusion of movement, the way light and shadow play with one another.  I like to keep the work simple, as I strive to make it captivating yet universally understood.  Understated and elegant, it should be able to fit in many different contexts.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">I work mostly with porcelain, as touch also plays a major role in my work.  The feel of the clay is something I will never be able to get away from.  The texture is buttery smooth, the color a brilliant white and the working properties challenging.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:14px;">Focusing on a very limited, almost all white color palette enables me to focus more on texture and surface and calls attention to the brilliance of the clay.  I am constantly searching for new hints of inspiration on walks through the woods, beach adventures and through macro photography.  The natural world holds a wealth of imagery from which I filter into this work.”</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size:14px;"> - Heather Knight</span></p> </center> </center> </span> <div> </body>