Bonnie Marie Smith

Bonnie Marie Smith is an artist that works in a range of mediums including ceramics, drawing, and collage. She lives in the Hudson Valley of New York State. While she was growing up, Bonnie Marie Smith spent most of her early years in the woods and fields, exploring, developing her curiosity, and drawing everything around her. This fuels her passion for making things.

Bonnie Marie Smith confesses that her ceramic work is, "inspired and informed by myth, dreams, and symbols," and each one of her pieces seems to be a signifier of something larger. Many of her objects have a narrative behind them, but the art works are slippery objects. Viewing them while trying to figure out the story is like trying to remember a dream. Each one of her artworks have a surreal, as well as an abstract feel to them.

Her artworks often explore the themes of home, childhood, loss, nature, and the feminine experience. In these small sculptures, she works intuitively to reveal something of the inner world of each figure. Each piece is made of fired earthenware, or porcelain clay with applied glazes, stains, paints, and the occasional found object.