Embodied in my wood-fired vessels is the serenity I myself experience in a rich natural environment. My surroundings provide a calm physical and mental space that allow me to relax, contemplate, and focus on the important details of my life: the great outdoors, the company of my dog, the beauty of making pots on a daily basis. I hope my pots also offer their users an opportunity to recognize the important things in their own lives, as quiet pots initially speak softly yet reveal complexity in both form and surface through continued investigation and use.
—Tara Wilson
Tara Wilson is a studio artist living in Montana City, Montana. She has given lectures and workshops throughout the United States and her wood-fired utilitarian work has been exhibited internationally. When not working in the studio she can be often be found in the south hills on her mountain bike. Wilson set up her studio in Montana City after finishing residencies at The Archie Bray Foundation and Red Lodge Clay Center. She currently has a train and a catenary arch wood fire kiln, a Heinz 57 beauty, a very needy mouser, as well as a few chookies.