Esther Mech

Bio

Esther Mech received her Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art with a minor in Art History from Wesleyan College, and her Master’s in Fine Arts in Ceramics at the University of Georgia in 2019.  She lives and works around Athens, Georgia, teaching at the University of Georgia and making utilitarian ceramics.

Artist Statement

Clay is a very intimate medium, inviting touch from hands and lips as it is shaped and used. I aim to make functional pottery that people are compelled to pick up, pots that may sit back quietly and become integrated into someone’s routine.  I use a combination of pinched, stamped, etched, and wheel-thrown elements to explore texture without sacrificing comfort in hand.  The majority of my work is fired in atmospheric wood kilns, which both highlights and softens the surfaces.

Exhibitions