Jill Smith
“My claywork has always been about process, relationship and my surroundings. Taking the fluidity of clay in my hands and transforming it into lasting rigidity lets me express the feeling of place and give it a related connection in creative work. My creative process starts with a mental image which is then given physical form, for me it must involve vision, challenge, resourceful materials and a sense of playfulness. Clay and earth pigments through the ages have documented our own human development, told our story and connected us to where we live. My current work involves creating stories and tales that are whimsical but have a little something that hopefully makes one think. A fable moral so to speak. I have been using these as jump off points for clay totems that highlight part of the fable in physical form. For me these totemic symbols forever hardened in clay tell stories that connect us to nature and our place in it.” – Jill Smith
Jill’s work is represented in Arizona by Wilde Meyer Galleries. Click on any piece to enlarge it.
Birds and Butterflies Stix Jill Smith 12" x 2" approximately clay and charms $39
Rabbit Stix Jill Smith 12" x 2" approximately clay and charms $39
Bear Stix Jill Smith 12" x 2" approximately clay and charms $39
Cat Stix Jill Smith 12" x 2" approximately clay and charms $39
Southwest Memories Stix Jill Smith 12" x 2" approximately clay and charms $39
Southwest Memories Stix Jill Smith 12" x 2" approximately clay and charms $39
Dog Stix Jill Smith 12" x 2" approximately clay and charms $39
Horse Stix Jill Smith 12" x 2" approximately clay and charms $39
Horse Stix Jill Smith 12" x 2" approximately clay and charms $39
Bee Stix Jill Smith 12" x 2" approximately clay and charms $39
Pokka Dotta Rabbit Race Jill Smith 11.5" x 7" stoneware $160
Pony Pole Jill Smith 23" x 3" x 3" stoneware $350
Pony Pole Jill Smith 15" x 3" x 3" stoneware $280
Horse Totem Jill Smith 31" x 6" x 1" stoneware $650
White Rabbit Column Jill Smith 20" x 3.5" x 3" black and white stoneware $350
2 Crows Jill Smith 6" x 7.5" clay $85
River Fish Jill Smith 5" x 6" clay $60
Night Tales About No Tails Jill Smith 5" x 6" clay $60
Crowin' Over the Moon Jill Smith 5" x 6" clay $60
Let's Get the Flock Out of Here Jill Smith 5" x 6" clay $60
Night Time at the O Hay Corral Jill Smith 5" x 6" clay $60
Stallion Lost His Night Mare Jill Smith 5" x 6" clay $60
Bear Column Jill Smith 21" x 6" black and southwest color clay $350
Fossil of the Future Jill Smith 26" x 6" black and southwest color clay $350
Fossil of the Future Jill Smith 26" x 6" black and southwest color clay $375
Raven Totem Jill Smith 33" x 6.5" black and white raku $750
Bear Totem Jill Smith 50" x 6.5"
White Raku Column Jill Smith 22.5" x 3.5" x 3" white raku clay/metal/obsidian $350