Clio Shaw

I am a third year ceramics student at Massachusetts College of Art & Design. I draw inspiration from nature, history, and human experiences. Through my art, I seek to experiment with many kinds of media within the field of ceramics, as well as painting and sculpture. I enjoy making living sculptures with my combinations of plants and their vessels. Here is a collection of some of my craftings.

Press-Molded Dishes

Bisqued stoneware with underglaze (in progress). 2020.

Messed Up Pot #3

Stoneware with Sapphire Float Amaco glaze. 2020.

Messed Up Pot #2

Stoneware with Cosmic Tea Dust Amaco glaze. 2020.

Messed Up Pot #1

First in a series of wheelthrown pots. Stoneware with Ancient Copper Amaco glaze. 2020.

Weathered Rock

Photo taken in the Fens, Boston. 2020.

Moonlight Cabin

2 inches x 1.75 inches. Stoneware with commercial glazes. 2020.

Little Cottage in the Countryside

2.25 inches x 2.75 inches. Stoneware with commercial glazes. 2020.

Small Carved Rocks

Terracotta with Persian blue glaze. 2020.

Small Carved Rock

Close-up

Pinched Cup with Handle

Porcelain with gloss white, temmoku, and cobalt glaze. 2020.

Pinched Cups

Dusk on Owl Hill

Watercolor on paper. 2019.

Raku Rock

Stoneware with alligator scale raku glaze. 2019.

Spiral Rock

Stoneware with white crackle rake glaze. 2019.

Spiral Rock & Raku Rock

Reviewboard 2019

Weathered Rock Installation

Installation made with gathered natural materials and tree section, finished by Finn. 2019.

Weathered Rock Istallation

Small Stone Circle

Stoneware with commercial Aventurine and Cosmic Tea Dust Amaco glazes. 2019.

Carved Standing Stone

Terracotta. 2019.

Installation of Rocks in the Snow

Installation of Rocks in the MassArt courtyard. 2019.

Raku Rock in the Snow

Stoneware with alligator scale raku glaze. 2019.

Weathered Rock in the Snow

Terracotta and wood ash. 2019.

Standing Stones Installation

Installation of Rock sculptures exhibited in the MassArt curated show, “Clay, Clay Clay!”

Carved Rock

Terracotta. 2019.

Weathered Rock

Terracotta. 2019.

Ash Tray

Stoneware with celadon and mangenese glaze. 2019.

Acorn Squash #2

Slipcast stoneware with chrome, rutile, and burnt umber glaze. 2019.

Acorn Squash #1

Slipcast stoneware and low-fire commercial glaze. 2019.

Gnome Settlement

Slipcast terracotta and white stoneware with celadon and copper red glaze. 2018. Photographed at Firefly 2019.

Viking Ship Dragon Head

Ink pn paper and cardboard. Designed by Inky and Finn. Colored by Clio and Thalia, burned by all at Firefly 2019.

Viking Ship Dragon Head

Firefly 2019.

Dragon Head UV Reactive

Firefly 2019.

Geometric Teapot

Slipcast terracotta with left-over glazes from my ceramic chemisrty class. 2019.

Raku Pot

Stoneware with maroon raku glaze. 2017.

Tiny Pot

Stoneware with chrome and cobalt glaze. 2017.

Serving Dish

Stoneware with spodumene and cobalt glaze. 2017.

Cosmic Octopus

Watercolor and ink on paper. 2019.

Cephalopod

ink on paper. 2019.

Crystalline Teapot

Porcelain with velvet black and chun glaze. 2018.

Root Maiden

Terracotta. 2018.

Root Maiden Back View

Terracotta. 2018.

Petri Dish

Stoneware soda fired with celadon glaze. 2018.

Fairie Garden

Mixed-media living art piece. 2018.

Fairie Garden

2018.

Fairie Garden

2018.

Fairie Garden House

House from Fairie Garden relocated to front yard. 2018.

Fairie Garden House

Ghost face drawn by T-Wolf

Celtic Chest

Wood and acrylic paint. 2018.

Metamorphic Metamorphosis

Terracotta with temmoku glaze, Haworthia succulent and moss. Exhibited in the ceramics show, “Form and Fire” curated by Massart. 2018.

Metamorphic Metamorphosis

Terracotta with temmoku glaze. Form and Fire. 2018.

Primordial Cups

Stoneware soda fired with celadon and chun glaze. Form and Fire. 2018.

Primordial Cup

Stoneware soda fired with celadon and chun glaze. Form and Fire. 2018.

Earth and Ocean Jars

Thrown covered jars with underglaze. 2017.

Valhalla

Watercolor and ink on paper. 2018.

Wheelthrown Pottery

First attempts at throwing bowls, plates, and flower pots. 2017.

Leg

Marker and acrylic paint on paper. 2017.

Fairy in Native Terrarium with Mushrooms

Photo taken 2018.

Native Terrarium

Moss and plant specimens gathered from the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, MA. Made in 2016. Image taken in 2017.

The Old Mill

Watercolor. 2016.

Dusk on Pete's Hill

Watercolor on paper. 2015.

Stargaze

Watercolor on paper. 2015.

Morning Glories

Stoneware with low-fire commercial glaze. 2015.