Sean Robert MacPherson · Toronto

Exploring the HARD & soft

SAD Ceramics is the multidisciplinary practice of Sean Robert MacPherson, exploring identity and tactile ceramic experiences.

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A round, heavily textured stoneware plate with pierced holes, glazed in mossy green, rust and slate.

A carved stoneware block glazed in bright green with a red rim and drips of white slip.

Two carved stoneware tubes with layered green, yellow and grey glazes.

A shallow stoneware bowl with a red and turquoise crackle glaze and a crusted rim.

Three small stoneware dishes with pale green and copper glaze, stacked loosely.

A curved stoneware fragment glazed in greens, ochre and cream.

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Spring Awakening: a low, fluted stoneware vessel glazed in chartreuse and lavender with dark pooling and small pierced holes.

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Forest Floor: a rosette-shaped stoneware wall piece in smoky browns, greys and cream, its petals pierced through.

Luminant: a rounded stoneware form with mottled green, rust and pink glaze surrounding a glowing white disc.

Cloud Tourist: a tall, cut-away stoneware vessel painted with grey clouds above a blue and ochre base.

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Drawing from two decades of fine art to create pieces through an instinctive creative lens.

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Bluff/Spit/Drift: glazed stoneware blocks and a raw clay bead strung on thick natural rope.

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Bluff / Spit / Drift

How do we connect to something when it’s washing away before our eyes? A piece about the literal carrying of sand and the figurative way we carry stories.