As a kid I secretly collected "shoe poison". I kept records of each pair of shoes that helped contribute to my coveted collection of gel silica. Diagrams, dates of purchase, sizes, colors, and materials were all meticulously catalogued in my Holly Hobby notebook. Only my Best Friends were invited into my top-secret laboratory/closet to view it and hear of my somewhat sinister plans to poison bad guys.
The collection remains my playground. I am fascinated by collections and collected objects. I am amused by the wacky relationships sprouted between collectors and their collected objects. I love that any silly lil' ole object can become charged with meaning, history, sentiment, and the authority to tell stories. Collections are spectacularly selfish satisfactions that are classless and limitless. Rich, snooty museum collectors in search of obscure works of art and unemployed QVC shoppers looking for one more crystal unicorn are essentially doing the same thing as me; strategically collecting objects to organize and make sense of our surroundings through interactions with the material world.
Like every toddler, I play with what I am given. Fascinated by numbers, colors, objects, and shiny things, I rowdily rummage through thrift stores and flea markets like toy boxes tearing through objects whose usefulness has been exhausted and awaits deliverance to a new imagined life. I carefully handpick objects that are familiar or boast a degree of promise and beauty to me. I relentlessly tinker with objects ceramicly until they fit and work in a way that is very mine. After all, I am the boss of them. I enjoy putting objects and stories together piece by piece and welcome the layers and silly connections that develop from my making and thought processes.
biography
Amy Santoferraro is currently a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Akron, Ohio, Amy earned her B.A.E (Art Education) and her B.F.A (Ceramics) from The Ohio State University In 2004. While at Ohio State, Amy was an apprentice and Undergraduate Research Scholar. Amy has been a Summer Resident and Studio Manger at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine. She spent a year at Louisiana State University as a Special Student and employee of Southern Pottery Equipment and Supplies. Amy also spent a year as a Resident Artist at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Amy has taught hand building, and mold making to children and adults in classroom and workshop settings. Amy’s work is exhibited and housed in permanent and private collections nationally and internationally.
The collection remains my playground. I am fascinated by collections and collected objects. I am amused by the wacky relationships sprouted between collectors and their collected objects. I love that any silly lil' ole object can become charged with meaning, history, sentiment, and the authority to tell stories. Collections are spectacularly selfish satisfactions that are classless and limitless. Rich, snooty museum collectors in search of obscure works of art and unemployed QVC shoppers looking for one more crystal unicorn are essentially doing the same thing as me; strategically collecting objects to organize and make sense of our surroundings through interactions with the material world.
Like every toddler, I play with what I am given. Fascinated by numbers, colors, objects, and shiny things, I rowdily rummage through thrift stores and flea markets like toy boxes tearing through objects whose usefulness has been exhausted and awaits deliverance to a new imagined life. I carefully handpick objects that are familiar or boast a degree of promise and beauty to me. I relentlessly tinker with objects ceramicly until they fit and work in a way that is very mine. After all, I am the boss of them. I enjoy putting objects and stories together piece by piece and welcome the layers and silly connections that develop from my making and thought processes.
biography
Amy Santoferraro is currently a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Akron, Ohio, Amy earned her B.A.E (Art Education) and her B.F.A (Ceramics) from The Ohio State University In 2004. While at Ohio State, Amy was an apprentice and Undergraduate Research Scholar. Amy has been a Summer Resident and Studio Manger at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine. She spent a year at Louisiana State University as a Special Student and employee of Southern Pottery Equipment and Supplies. Amy also spent a year as a Resident Artist at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Amy has taught hand building, and mold making to children and adults in classroom and workshop settings. Amy’s work is exhibited and housed in permanent and private collections nationally and internationally.
