Catherine Schmid-Maybach

I use ceramic materials and techniques to layer patterns and images. Investigating a visually developing narrative, I adapt to each layer that comes out of the kiln.

​Using mostly my own photographs, I continually experiment with transfer techniques and decals to layer images and patterns in multiple firings. I often photograph without looking or composing the image. The result is a graphic sampling of narrative patterns, instead of pictures of specific places or things.

Working in layers allows me to address moving between different realities: to present different places and times at the same time.

​I grew up with two cultures and this has underscored my feeling of moving in between, encountering disparate elements and realities everywhere. My ceramic work has allowed me to pull these pieces together.