Elevator Talk

This assignment was to post a copy of our elevator speech/talk.  I wrote this:

Hi, I’m Bonnie Balogh. I am a contemporary ceramic artist. I like working with clay because it makes me feel like I am a part of nature. I am an idealist and choose to reflect on growth, spirit, and relationships by modeling shapes that reflect patterns, society, and the expectations of others. My current theme is a social commentary on controlling and repetitive structures in society, and the stagnation they can cause. I believe societies can cause a group-think of oppressive rules and I feel controlled by them. Patterns are visually seductive so I use them to represent society, and then I insert an element that is different to juxtapose the pattern and represent my breaking free from the rules. The viewer has to decide what is more important, the seductive pattern or the individual element.