Sculpting in clay captured Kim's hands and heart in 2012. She loves the dance that happens while working with clay. She feels it may be something like the Whirling Dervish; magical rhythmic, and meditative. In this way she feels each piece is conceived as a meditation or prayer. However, it is also very grounding and humbling to get dirty and work with the earth. Therefore, she feels a great tenderness for the quirkiness, individuality, and perfect imperfection of each piece. Her imagery is often inspired by a thought or a feeling that reveals itself in the form of the human figure and elements of the natural world. The most common thread throughout her work is the interconnected nature of reality brought down to a very personal level, then offered up as a reimagined archetype. Ultimately it comes down to the physical processes with the clay and the finishes that guide her work to its completion.
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