DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/RGSY-RT76
Defense Date
2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
Fine Arts - Ceramics
First Advisor
Shay Church
Second Advisor
Debbie Quick
Third Advisor
Susan Iverson
Abstract
Trying to remember is a form of forgetting. Memory fades, changes meaning, and disappears over time. While trying to find other ways to preserve stories about my family, it occurred to me that I could recreate what I remember in clay. I am creating collections of physical mementos of the memories that fill my head, focusing mainly on my childhood. Remembering is in itself an act of forgetting, and thus this is my memory preservation kit. I am recording memories of my family for posterity in clay before I have a chance to forget.
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
May 2011