MIQUEL CORRELL,  CERAMIC ARTIST

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A LEFT BRAIN/RIGHT BRAIN CONFLICT.  I LOVE NUMBERS AND ACCOUNTING AND EARNED MY LIVING AS AN ACCOUNTANT, BUT THAT RIGHT BRAIN WAS SCREAMING FOR A WAY TO EXPRESS ITSELF AND NOW I AM PURSUING MY ARTISTIC SIDE.

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TO MAKE THINGS...CARDS, CANDLES, MOBILES, AND CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AND HAVE FOISTED THEM ON FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

EARLY IN THE 1970'S I TOOK WATERCOLOR CLASSES AT RICE UNIVERSITY, BOTH WESTERN AND ALSO CHINESE WATER COLORING TECHNIQUE.  I LOVE THE IDEA OF WATERCOLORING, BUT HAVE NEVER FELT SATISFIED WITH MY RESULTS.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MEET A LOCAL CERAMIC ARTIST AND TEACHER, JUDY BLOSSMAN-BOH, AT AN ART SHOW.  AFTER TALKING A WHILE, I EXPRESSED INTEREST IN HER TECHNIQUE, SHE OFFERED TO TEACH ME BASIC CLAY AND CERAMIC ART.  FROM THE MOMENT I BEGAN MAKING A FORM AND WORKING IN CLAY I WAS HOOKED.

I ESPECIALLY LOVE ORGANIC SHAPES INSPIRED BY NATURE.  BIRDS, CHICKENS, FISH, DRAGONFLIES, AND FLOWERS SHOW UP IN MY PIECES.

I AM ALSO DRAWN TO "USEFUL" OBJECTS, SO I MAKE COIN BANKS, DOGGY BOWLS, BIRD BATHS, PLATTERS, AND SPOON/LADLE RESTS.

COLOR, ALL KINDS OF COLOR, IS FOUND IN THE GLAZES I USE.  BRIGHT IS BEAUTIFUL.

I HAVE NO FORMAL EDUCATION IN THE COMPOSITION OR PHYSICS OF CLAY OR GLAZE, SO EACH PIECE IS AN EXPERIMENT FOR ME.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY WORK.  I CERTAINLY ENJOY MAKING IT.

MIQUEL

DO WHAT YOU LOVE, LOVE WHAT YOU DO.