Charlie

I am a potter, a sculptor, a wife and mother.  I love animals and live with a couple of cats, a beautiful Russian dog we rescued at Christmas a couple of years ago that we've named Laika and a couple of awesome horses.  When I'm not teaching or potting, or sculpting or taking care of the house, I am hanging out with the animals.  I am extremely fortunate to live on 5 fantastic wooded acres outside Ottawa.  I love to work with all things clay and my favourite firing method is to fire outdoors in a fiber kiln I built in an old oil barrel.  I fire this kiln with propane and a wonderful torch made for the purpose and built by Ward Burners.  This works well for me as we always have a lot of things to burn (shavings, straw, hay) to supply reduction for the raku method. 

I love raku.  It is a very participatory firing method in which you have an active role in the completion of the work.  A pyromaniacs dream!  
I am currently focusing my practice on the sculpture of animals and mainly those which find themselves on the endangered list. 

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email: colettebeardall@rogers.com

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