Trees have always inspired my imagination. My playground growing up was the idyllic setting of Northwestern Ontario, situated on 98 acres surrounded by crown land. I believed that the trees would speak to me through their rustling leaves and I would sing back to them. Many days were spent dreaming in my magical world.

I continue to love the smell, texture and light created by a magnificent forest. My lifelong connection with trees has directly influenced my ceramic work. Through the use of porcelain clay I am able to create beautiful light and depth, and trees are painted on the vessels using a variety of slips and underglazes. Sometimes I will carve the trees to suggest the texture of bark. The resulting pieces are sometimes functional, while others are sculptural. 

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Mindy's work will appear here when our Super Bowl Show opens on Sunday February 9th, 2025 at 6:30 Eastern (8pm NST).