Erika Bocchino

Handmade porcelain ceramics

Artist Statement

My work takes influence through my own textural and visual experience. While also stretching the limitations between high fire clay bodies and glaze formulas. This inspires me to create works that both seek those limitations, while bringing beauty into everyday modern contemporary functional wares. The surface of my pottery is presented in a highly tactile manner. Inviting to the touch, hoping to fulfill others humanly familiar textural and visual experience.

Biography

Erika was born in St. Petersburg Russia, but raised in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. She now resides in Edinboro PA pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at Pennsylvania Western University of Pennsylvania. Erika is in her senior year and is currently invested in both atmospheric & high fire glaze recipes on both altered and non altered porcelain forms.

Form, Texture, Touch.

“Notice what you notice”.