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Kirsty Kash | Episode 1261
Kirsty Kash is a Winnipeg ceramic artist creating carved porcelain with sprawling floral designs inlaid with vibrant colour. Drawing on her musical background and Ukrainian heritage, Kirsty’s work explores femininity and self-worth. Exhibited across North America, Kirsty’s work reminds us to trust ourselves and push beyond our assigned limits
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Do you do anything in the community studio now?
No, I just work out of my home studio in the basement.
Now that you have your own studio, in a community studio, there’s lots of weird things that happen. People touch your pieces and all that. But when you get to your own studio, it’s your space. But have you ever had anything weird happen in your own studio that should not have happened?
So once when I was throwing and I was sitting at the wheel, all of a sudden there was a drip on my head. And it turned out that one of my kids in the room above had spilled something and it was seeping through the floor and dripping onto my head while I was trying to throw.
Not what you would expect in a home studio. Being that it’s all private area for yourself also is that you don’t have to have people messing with your work also. But do you find that going back to the idea about treating things as being super precious, do you find that there’s times that the loss is less significant for you because people aren’t seeing your work and it’s not necessarily that big of a deal?
Yes. One thing that was frustrating in a community studio was sometimes, people touching it and inadvertently maybe breaking something or damaging it. So it’s nice to have my own space where that doesn’t happen.
You mentioned the idea about not taking it too preciously. How has failure made you a better potter?
Well, that’s a great question. I think it just makes me really determined to figure out what happened and then improve from it.
Do you think that the idea of shooting for perfection as a young potter is a good thing to do?
Good question. I think I’ve always tried to do my best, but that isn’t perfection. So I try to see what I can do, what I’m capable of.
And I don’t think that you are saying that if something is too precious, that means that we can settle for shoddy.
No, definitely not. I hold myself to a high standard.
What does a high standard look like for you?
Know, it means that each piece has I’m doing the best I can for that particular piece. So if I notice something, I fix it.
What’s one of your favorite family activities that you guys do?
We love to play board games. So we’ll play, there’s this fun game that we’ve been playing lately called Space Base. And you basically have like a base and you like try to make it the best it can be. It’s just a fun, silly game.
Book
Mastering the Potter’s Wheel by Ben Carter
Contact
Instagram: @kirstykash