Showcasing Artist J.W.Gruber
I once lived in a world where my work would speak for me......
......I still believe it is my most important communication .
About Me
My Background
I guess I better get in a few words about my clay works being that I have worked with this earthly material all my life. I found the touch of clay when I was 16 years old and sold my first piece when I was 17. My clearest voice in clay came when I discovered the spiritual nature of Raku.
I became professionally involved in creating sand sculpture because of it elegant, yet simple beauty. It's temporary existence brings a balance to the more permanent works like the stoneware and porcelain clays I've created with. Sand sculpture is a slow and patient sculptural medium and yet I can create a 10 ton sand sculptures in just a few days.
Life as my Medium
I create works in different mediums, such as Raku, stoneware and porcelain clay, sand, words, music and life. Each material manifests in its own individual style.
My Inspiration
Raku is where my voice speaks the clearest. It evokes an appreciation of the natural order of things that are fresh and uncomplicated. Raku espouses the spontaneity of events, almost accidental, where the elegance and uniqueness of "imperfections" may be seen from a perspective of unpretentious beauty. A connection to the elemental transition of impermanence that contacts the primal source of human nature.