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TJ Schwartz,
We are Made of Stars & Little Pieces (2023)
Ceramic and Fibers; 12.5 x 6.8 7 inches
Every piece I create tells a story from folklore based on my childhood in west Michigan and stitched together in clay and fiber from traditional Michigan folk stories, family tales & my own spirituality. My family has scattered; all the spaces we once existed have faded away. My folklore is all that is left. Through the tactility of clay and fibers, I depict these beautifully strange images from my tales, imparting on viewers a sense of what binds us to a place and the conjuring from a story told.
- TJ Schwartz
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