Sacha Jones is the potter of the month for April.
Artist's Statement
Pottery for me is like a resting place, a place to get out of my head and breathe. It's corny to say it's about getting centered, but there is such a truth to that cliche for me. It is at the pottery studio, much like in yoga, where I find a sense of personal peace.
Part of my pleasure with pottery is creating something with a person in mind, I love to imagine that person as I work, putting positive energy into their piece. I like to wedge my clay 108 times, and when I stir the glazes I do so in multiples of nine, always trying to think good thoughts. It's a bit magical to me I suppose.
I have been very drawn to the spiral, the symbol of the Wise Woman, and so prolific in nature, and when working on the wheel, the spiral organically appears. I like to exaggerate that and make it very visible, using it as my signature and sometimes inside a piece, as its statement. The spiral is a reminder of life ever evolving. My work outside of pottery is in the healing arts and I love to work with herbs. The earth and her well-being is always at the forefront of my thoughts, and again it is this image of the spiral that to me serves as a reminder to take care, to tread gently. It's such an honour to have this opportunity to celebrate my work as a potter.
