Debra Sloan

"I work with the imagery of women, men, babies, and dogs. I use these images to describe, with a sideways glance, something - a state of mind, a play-on-words, a situation, or a thought. Some of the work 'functions' as jugs or vases, and some of the pieces are sculptural, declarative one-of-a-kinds.
I am very interested in the symbiosis of figurative imagery and clay. What better substance to describe the human condition than a medium whose history runs a parallel path to our own. I am also very interested in the notion of 'making' as an important human activity.
My process is labour intensive and this is a way for me to clarify my ideas and declare my emotional involvement. I use clay in an eclectic manner, always changing. The pieces may vary in imagery, one from the other, but it can be seen to have been made by the same hand."