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‘ZOOMORPHIC CLAY’ FORMS ON VIEW AT BROOKFIELD CRAFT CENTER TO AUGUST 5

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BROOKFIELD, CONN. — The exhibition, “Zoomorphic Clay: Predator, Prey and Play” is on view in the Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery at Brookfield Craft Center through August 5.

The show features the work of ceramic artists Alison Palmer of Warren, Conn., and Karen Copensky of Blairstown, N.J.

The show has been curated by Kristin Muller, a ceramic artist and education director at Brookfield Craft Center. It showcases work that employs powerful, realistic and imaginative animal imagery.

Palmer’s work focuses on domesticated animal imagery, which is often combined with human forms. Her work involves fantasy and whimsy and celebrates the joy of life.

Copensky’s work involves animal imagery based on the predators and prey relationship and other symbiotic relationships in nature.

Both artists share a love of animals and of traditional ceramic forms. The work, though primarily sculptural, also includes vessel forms; and combines various hand-building and wheel-throwing ceramic techniques.

Both artists also use wood-fired kilns to create subtle, organic nuances on the surfaces of their work which are caused by the aggressive flames that this labor-intensive process produces. Both artists also employ low fire ceramic techniques to create bright, vibrant colors in their distinctive work.

The center is at 286 Whisconier Road. For information, www.brookfieldcraftcenter.org or 203-775-4526.