Today we’d like to introduce you to Angela Amore.
Hi Angela, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
My journey as an artist started at a young age, always curious and interested in many mediums from drawing, painting, and ceramics. In college when I was introduced to the technique of ceramics, I became intrigued with the medium and how something from the earth could be transformed into something so beautiful. My desire for art grew as I pursued a Bachelor in Fine Arts at the University of Central Florida in Ceramics. I started selling my work and creating my brand, Aramore Art once I had chosen my degree and area of focus with ceramics. My degree provided a well-rounded environment to learn every stage of clay, firing, and glaze research that set a true foundation for my work today. After 5 years of studying the materials and making work, I knew I wanted to pursue selling my work as a brand. My passion was to make a unique piece that is truly handcrafted that can be placed in each home and add a personal touch to bring joy. I have continued making and selling my work online and in stores, showing in local Orlando art shows, doing pop-up shops, selling online, and teaching workshops going on for 8 years now. It’s been a small business journey that I am passionate about as I connect my work to people’s everyday lives.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
As ceramic artists, we always say “there are no guarantees” meaning that there is always something going wrong or changing with the materials of clay. Since my work is made from raw earth materials, everything is a factor. From where the clay is processed, to the raw glaze materials mixed and chemically reacting with the clay in the kiln. I have to always remember to be flexible like clay with my work. I have experienced many failed pieces from firings from bad clay to amazing results that I never knew could happen. The glossy colorful glazes I use are hand-mixed from raw materials too, and even though I have studied it so much, there is an infinite world of chemistry to learn. I have learned about my materials enough to see what might be going wrong and fix it.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
My work consists of decorative and functional wares that can be used in the home and everyday life. As an artist, I also am an interior designer which plays a huge role in my artistic outlook on how a piece is made, designed, and added into your home. My work is made from white earthenware clay which is a low-temperature clay body fired to cone 01 which is 2046 degrees Fahrenheit. I work with a white clay body to bring out color from the underglazes I use to the finishing glaze coat on the piece. My specialty is my decorative techniques with piercing through clay, carving with Sgraffito, and inlaying with a Mishima technique. I am overly proud to just be pursuing this medium as an artist and getting my work out for others to enjoy and connect with. I think my work is set apart from others by my handcrafted process with raw materials and a combination of decorative techniques. The raw materials I work with make a chemical reaction that creates a gorgeous glaze that comes from our earth. My work takes mud and turns it into a stunningly unique piece with the glazes I have mixed and researched.
Where do you see things going in the next 5-10 years?
Our art world is ever-changing, and right now people are supporting artists more than when I first started my degree. This medium provides functional wares that is an art that can be used for generations and I think that people will still admire handcrafted pieces that contribute to being reused in their homes. Home decor will keep shifting and changing and people will want to keep adding a unique piece into their home. I think that promoting reusability with such work that is functional adds to becoming a greener household, especially using a piece that is made from raw earth materials. I am interested to see where it goes, in hopes that people will continue to appreciate handcrafted wares among our ever fast and growing mass production of wares.
Pricing:
- Mod Planter- $40
- Monstera Mug – $35
- Mod Cactus Planter $45
- Cactus Planter $40
- Monstera trays $18/$35
Contact Info:
- Email: aramoreart@gmail.com
- Website: www.aramoreart.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aramore_art/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AramoreArt/
Image Credits:
Tyler Ham Photography
