Rachel Olson has been working in ceramics and jewelry for nearly a decade. Aesthetically influenced by the process of decay, she works to create pieces for those inspired by ruin. She has tied these ideas to her interest in steampunk and has been creating work with rusty, recycled, and otherwise unwanted materials.
She recently received her bachelor of the arts from Lewis & Clark College in Studio Art with a concentration in Ceramics. At the moment, she is a managing editor of SteamPunk Magazine, a ceramics instructor, and a hawker of fine handicrafts.
My aim is to (peaceably disassemble)/(destroy) western civilization with copper wire and rusty washers. (Perhaps they will be hidden in ceramic pots?) Hurrah for post-civ!
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These pieces are early explorations of the post-civilized aesthetic. What kind of beauty can we find in our struggle, we the organic pitted against the ravages of industrialized society? What expression lies dormant in the begrimed detritus of civilization? Neither rejecting technology nor accepting it unquestioningly, I choose to appropriate the symbols of industry to suit my own ends.
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Ceramic bottle covered with reclaimed leather, scavenged copper electrical wire, a found rusty washer, and a handmade ceramic be
$100.00
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Ceramic vessel covered with reclaimed leather and scavenged copper electrical wire. Pit-fired with banana peels, salt-soaked pin
$140.00
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Ceramic Vessel, Raku fired and covered with recycled leather and copper, Electrical Wire
$120.00
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Ceramic orb enhanced with recycled copper wire, a pyrometric cone, and a found rusty coil. Pit-fired with copper wire, banana pe
$100.00
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Ceramic orb covered with reclaimed leather. Pit-fired with banana peels, seaweed , and iron.
$100.00
sold
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Recycled copper electrical wire, brass fishing rigging, and found objects including bullets and nails.
$55.00
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Steel washer pressed on railroad tracks, copper chain, pyrometric cones, recycled copper electrical wire, and brass clock gears.
$55.00
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A found rusted washer, coper chain, recycled ciopper electrical wire, and antique bell clappers.
$55.00
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Found hardware, copper chain, recycled copper electrical wire, and handmade pit-fired ceramic beads.
$55.00
sold
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Ceramic vessel covered with reclaimed leather, recycled copper wire, a
$100.00
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