Katie MacDonald & Rae Baxter
Katie MacDonald
About: I am an arts educator and live in Plymouth, MI. Creative community is very important to me, and I’m a proud member of both the Village Potters Guild and the Michigan Silversmiths Guild.
What I love to create: I delight in navigating different and sometimes contradicting media, and in tinkering to feel my way to a narrow path between form and function. Lamp forms are an apt vehicle for this creative inquiry. My work is handmade, yet its ability to function depends on ready-made components such as lamp fittings and light bulbs. I’m captivated by the problem-solving that’s involved when incorporating a fixed, standardized component into the design of a one-of-a-kind piece.
My inspiration? Why I make? I’m inspired most by objects of utility, the built environments I’ve passed through during my lifetime, and by good old fashioned hardware stores. Play and experimentation are at the core of my studio activity.
About: I am an arts educator and live in Plymouth, MI. Creative community is very important to me, and I’m a proud member of both the Village Potters Guild and the Michigan Silversmiths Guild.
What I love to create: I delight in navigating different and sometimes contradicting media, and in tinkering to feel my way to a narrow path between form and function. Lamp forms are an apt vehicle for this creative inquiry. My work is handmade, yet its ability to function depends on ready-made components such as lamp fittings and light bulbs. I’m captivated by the problem-solving that’s involved when incorporating a fixed, standardized component into the design of a one-of-a-kind piece.
My inspiration? Why I make? I’m inspired most by objects of utility, the built environments I’ve passed through during my lifetime, and by good old fashioned hardware stores. Play and experimentation are at the core of my studio activity.
Rae Baxter
About: Rae Baxter has been working in clay since she was seven years old, and it's an integral part of her daily life. In the studio, Rae explores clay’s tactile qualities, and showcases beautiful textures and surfaces in functional ceramic pieces that beg to be held, used, and touched. Rae is committed to fostering ceramics education and is a member of the Village Potter’s Guild.
About: Rae Baxter has been working in clay since she was seven years old, and it's an integral part of her daily life. In the studio, Rae explores clay’s tactile qualities, and showcases beautiful textures and surfaces in functional ceramic pieces that beg to be held, used, and touched. Rae is committed to fostering ceramics education and is a member of the Village Potter’s Guild.
