My work explores moments of connection and intimacy while celebrating femininity and craft. Pottery plays such an important role within our society—it has a way of enriching everyday objects with purpose and beauty. Whether I’m creating dishes to celebrate a meal or building a vessel that decorates a room, my work is made to honor and enhance the domestic spaces around us. I strive to make functional pieces that are elegant yet inviting to touch and can be easily woven into the lives of others.
—Marissa Childers
Marissa Childers is a ceramic artist living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was born in Florence, Alabama, where she earned her BFA from the University of North Alabama. Upon graduating she interned at Anderson Ranch Arts Center and soon after pursued her MFA at the University of Oklahoma. Childers has exhibited her work at numerous galleries and has received various grants and awards to support her research, including support from the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition and the National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). She was chosen as one of Ceramics Monthly’s Emerging Artists of 2022 and an Emerging Artist for NCECA in 2023.