Pendants

Mary Harding works mostly with earthenware/ lowfire clay. She likes the way the clay expresses itself even after multiple firings. There is always that element of the unexpected.
Mary's work expresses the subtle undercurrents and eddies stirred by Mary's lifelong interest in contemporary masters such as John Cage, Freda Kahlo, and Marguerite Duras. Careful attention to the nuances of Mary Harding's work reveals the cross-current created by her fascination with the folk artists and her search to find and celebrate the work of folk artists in both Northern New York and Mexico.
Mary's recent work involves gathering the timeless and enduring plants of the pastures of Northern New York and channeling these plants to create ceramic pendants, marks a fresh and imaginatively interpreted fusion of styles and material embodied in her colorful renderings of these resilient beauties.
Each pendant marks its own creative journey as each work is individually hand painted by the artist, fired, inspected, and then creatively finished to bring out the fusion of contemporary and folk art drawn from the qualities of the clay, the form of the pressed plant, and the artistically applied glaze that brings the impression to life and sets its spirit free.