Mel Robson , Bowl

Written by NEHMA's Staff member Mario Mathis

December 12, 2014

Mel Robson, a ceramic artist from Brisbane, Australia, cultivates designs using slip-cast porcelain to create ethereal and captivating ceramic works. When examined closely, viewers will see the beautiful personalized text and thoughtful designs she has allocated meticulously with a decal onto the featherweight porcelain vessels. Robson's utilitarian approach to creating remarkable forms out of fragile porcelain is cleverly juxtaposed with personal narrative, memory, maps, and other story telling techniques. Robson's work offers a delicate window into her world. The pieces demonstrate her interpretation of the ways that associations can become embedded within everyday objects, and the ways these objects can evoke memory and create connections between past and present.