Leonard shinnecock nation is an installation and multi media artist.
Courtney leonard ceramics.
Leonard has been called one of the strongest emerging voices in the field of ceramics today.
Her art manages to be both poetic and political and also simultaneously personal.
She reimagines fishing nets and traps through weaving together clay coils in a similar fashion to traditional fiber baskets.
Leonard is one of the strongest emerging voices in the field of ceramics today said johnson.
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Her art manages to be both poetic and political and also simultaneously personal and universal garth johnson curator of ceramics asu art museum phoenix az.
Leonard is a part of the offshore art movement a trend concerned with global climate change and its effects on the conditions of the oceans and their shorelines.
Her pottery is meticulously crafted to contain historical and cultural references but also to make the viewer reflect on their own relationship with nature and sustainability.
This is one of her clay sperm whale teeth.
Leonard creates delicate ceramic sculptures grounded in the forms and histories of indigenous fishing technologies.
Leonard is one of the strongest emerging voices in the field of ceramics today said johnson.