Pinar Brummer

I have a rich inner world. I like daydreaming as a way of getting into a creative state. I often fantasize about things I have not tried, places I have not visited and even faces I have not seen. I need a creative outlet; a place, a medium and time where all I dream of can be brought to life. Working with clay allows me to do just that. My studio, in this sense, is a workshop where all that has accumulated in my heart, mind and soul since birth transforms into objects that one can see and touch. This is my definition of alchemy; a lump of clay transmuted into a vessel of my desire.

As a potter, I love everything about clay. I like the immediacy of the pottery wheel. Now and then, my mood demands creating every day objects, like mugs or condiment bowls. On different occasions, however, I take great pleasure in just ‘being’ in my studio, where I am at my table to hand-build patiently, laboriously and lovingly. On those occasions, I never know what kind of a vessel I will end up creating but feel perfectly content nonetheless. Some of my best pieces come out of days like this where I let clay take the lead.

I find inspiration in everything I see. As an autodidact, I am fond of experimenting on ways to incorporate elements of things that I find enticing into my work. A haute couture dress from the 90s on display at a museum, the stones I collected from a beach walk a few years ago, the reflection of a stream flickering on a wall, elements of Japanese architecture, or a line from a favorite poem are all equally beguiling to me in their different ways.

I am my best and truest self when creating and for that reason I am grateful for my studio where I am able to devote time into creating everything that I crave and feel completely at home in my own skin.

Pinar Brummer

Pixley Ceramics

1005 Valencia Ave.
Davis, CA, 95616