Annclaire Grieg

All of her adult life Anneclaire has used her tactile sense of her finger tips in the success of her work; first as a dental hygienist, then as a massage therapist, now as a clay artist.

More free formed than intentional, she follows the feeling of the clay as it suggests how to move and change the form. There is freedom and joy in working this way and the never-ending practice of trusting what she knows and letting go of outcome.

Letting go is also necessary to the types of firing Anneclaire likes best. Wood, gas-fired soda/salt and raku are more unpredictable firing processes.  Forming the piece is just the beginning – the ever changing ways heating moves ash, soda or salt vapors around a kiln, or the patterns left by combustibles during the final steps of raku firing are all reminders to use knowledge, then let go and enjoy.