Ed Bamiling
Ed Bamiling has worked with paper clay since, as a young artist, he participated in the development of the paper clay process at the Banff Centre. As he worked with the medium it shaped his consideration of ceramic process and aesthetics, which moved him to explore beyond the normal boundaries and incorporate concepts of the found object intermingled with a play with traditional form.
Stone Carpet (#40), 2023, paper clay, oxides, glazes, 12.5 x 3 x 5 inches (30 x 7.5 x 13 cm), $450 Cdn.
Red Whimsy Cup (23.1), paper clay, oxides, glazes, 5.5 inches (14 cm), $150 Cdn.
Waiting (13 pieces), paperclay, glazes & oxides, overall 5.5 x 12 x 12 inches (14 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm), $775 Cdn.
Short Blue Whimsy Cup (23.3), paper clay, oxides, glazes, 4 inches (11 cm), $150 Cdn.
Grande Whimsy Cups (23.3, 9 & 10), paper clay, oxides, glazes, 5.5 inches (14 cm), $150 Cdn each.
Short Red Whimsy Cup (23.4), paper clay, oxides, glazes, 5 inches (12.5 cm), $150 Cdn.
Tall Blue Whimsy Cup (23.6), paper clay, oxides, glazes, 6.5 inches (16 cm), $150 Cdn.
Aqua Blue Whimsy Cup (23.7), paper clay, oxides, glazes, 5 inches (12 cm), $150 Cdn.
Tall Red Whimsy Cup (23.8), paper clay, oxides, glazes, 8.5 inches (21 cm), $150 Cdn.
Burst Red & Blue (wall piece), oxides, paper clay, glazes, wood, 52 x 12 x 8 inches overall (132 x 30.5 x 20 cm), $1500.00 Cdn.
Growth (wall piece), oxides, paper clay, glazes, wood, 26 x 11 x 2.5 inches (66 x 28 x 6 cm), $1100.00 Cdn.
Fertility (wall piece), oxides, paper clay, glazes, wood, 26 x 9.5 x 2.5 inches (66 x 24 x 6.5 cm), $1050.00 Cdn.
Emergence (wall piece), oxides, paper clay, glazes, wood, 26 x 9 x 4 inches (66 x 23 x 10 cm), $950.00 Cdn.
Bird (wall piece), glaze, paper clay, oxides, wood, 27 x 13 x 2.5 inches (68.5 x 33 x 6.5 cm), $850.00 Cdn.
Green Platter (wall piece), oxides, paper clay, glazes, 19 x 1.5 inches (48 x 3.5 cm), $750.00 Cdn.
Sixteen Tiles (wall piece), oxides, paper clay, glazes, wood, 11.5 x 12 x 3 inches (29.5 x 30.5 x 8 cm), $650.00 Cdn.
Genesis Blue, paperclay, oxides, glazes, 2x7.5 inches (5 x 19 cm), $300.00 Cdn.
Yamnuska Yellow Whimsy Cup (23.5), paper clay, oxides, glazes, 4.5 inches (11 cm), $150.00 Cdn.
Mottled Green Whimsy Cup (23.2), paper clay, oxides, glazes, 5 inches (13 cm), $150.00 Cdn.
Paper Clay’s drying process and firings within the kiln can result in spectacularly robust reactions that literally rip and shatter objects. Working with this fundamental characteristic of paper clay, instead of trying to control it, the artist mines the results of previous practice to reorganize the shards and other elements into evocative arrangements.