Ceramic Art

Kathy Boyland of K Boyland Designs has been creating ceramic art impressions since the 1980's. I am in full production throughout the spring and summer pressing flowers fresh from the garden. The sculpted pieces are created throughout the year. The impressions are constantly evolving. My daughter Stephanie occasionally helps out in clay production and husband Steve maintains the garden. He grows them and I smash them!

Before smashing things in clay and sculpting faces I was a medical photographer at Georgetown University Medical Center. Many of the facial features, specifically the exaggerated honkers and aging facial lines are memories from plastic and reconstructive surgery patient images now captured in clay. Later I worked for a government contractor as a computer programmer as well as starting and managing their art department. 

Delicate details of nature are captured directly onto the surface of stoneware clay. The faces, stacked stone forms, vines and wood textured forms are all hand sculpted to capture the look of nature. The clay is left raw, stained or sections glazed. The clay works are fired in a kiln twice. I often attach rocks, flowers, pine cones, paper or other found objects to complete the works of art. The clay works are all one of a kind decorative pieces of art. The clay works are not to be used to serve food, it is art.

The giclee prints are images of original impressions in clay. Two of the originals in clay and digital lithographs are archived permanently at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Take a break, have some fun and see the impressions in person at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. Stop by my merchant shop to say hey and take home a lasting memory of the festival and days gone by.