Joan Clare Brown's ceramic works in her series Ed reflect her personal journey through grief following her father's unexpected death. The pieces juxtapose the hardness of porcelain with textile-like softness, using forms that symbolize vulnerability and infection. Each color is imbued with memories of her father, contributing to a narrative that melds loss with nostalgia. By creating these artworks, Brown aims to memorialize her father, infusing permanence into her grief, while transforming painful experiences into meaningful reminders of love.
"I started this series as a response to my father's sudden passing... He was diagnosed with widespread pancreatic cancer and passed away the same day..."
"Through the permanence of the ceramic form, my hope was to turn something menacing and insidious into a nostalgic and meaningful reminder..."
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