Bridget Fairbank

Bridget Fairbank was born in Nelson, British Columbia. She graduated from Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College in 2006 and is now completing her bachelors of Fine Arts at Nova Scotia School of Art and Design. In 2009 she participated in the artist-in-residence program at Maison des metier d'art du Quebec (MMAQ). For this Canadian winter semester she it attending Australia National University, Through NSCAD.

“ I am in love with every aspect and process involved in creating functional and beautiful clay items. It is very important to me that people use pottery. I sincerely believe that beautiful hand crafted objects heighten our quality of life and the experiences we have involving them. Doesn’t that cup of coffee taste that much better out your unique mug? The processes that are used to produce functional pottery directly influence the type of work that results in the end, but there are many other factors that effect the end creation. Nature, culture and industry are three major factors in my work. My life and what surrounds me is channeled into my creations. Many of my pieces involve images and many layers of surface design. I ultimately create a items that are entertaining, interesting, esthetically pleasing and useful that I hope many people delight in.”