Transforming Earth into Art
Using equal parts archaeology and artistry, Patricia Jahla transforms soft, malleable clay into the ringing hardness of fired work.
Gallery
Prizes and Kind Words
My work has been honored at the Chaffee Arts Open Awards Show featuring over 100 pieces of art created by 53 local artists. Award-winning sculptures are available for purchase. You can also read what my kind friends say about my work.
Like clay in the potter’s hand…
Digging my own clay, while laborious, is another connection with the earth that provides my materials. Explore the slow, contemplative coiling process and the firing methods that are like a gift from God out of the kiln.
Prior Work
Fancy Fumarole
Description Fancy Fumarole – a humorous name, but indicative of the volcanic origin of many of the substances with which I create my work. For instance, ferric chloride, the liquid iron source responsible for the pink/red/orange/purple part of the color spectrum that...
In the Beginning…
Description “In the Beginning… God created the heavens and the earth, and the earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep.” Genesis 1:1. A verse that inspires all manner of metaphors, visual and literary, and encourages our...
A Bowl Full of the Universe
Description "A Bowl Full of the Universe" is named for the star clusters and orbital paths that appeared under the saggar wrapping as it fired. This piece has a "history" shall we say. I built it in 2003 and it moved with us twice, from Colorado Springs to Woodmoor,...