Ceramics and photography

you will find a ceramic gallery, store, and working studio. The interior is divided into four parts

1. A working clay area with kilns

2. Screen printing table

3. Dark room where the screens are processed

4. Storefront gallery and showroom.

The clay room is used to slip cast, throw, hand-build, glaze, and fire both ceramic tile and porcelain wares. The screen printing area is an all-purpose table for printing, transferring images, cutting papers, creating mosaic art and whatever type of art project needs room.

On the tour, visitors are welcome to wander through all of the areas of this multi-faceted studio space and view the work in progress. You will also find work for sale.

I incorporate local history, natural surroundings, and urban landscapes to tell stories on tile murals and porcelain wares. My objectives are to combine photographs, text and drawings and then collage into a meaningful story. I am interested in how the printed line looks glazed and fired as it creates a deeply integrated image. I like to delve into the mystery of nature’s lines, from tide pools and seaweed to twisted brambles, tree limbs, reflections, and shadows, as well as man-made environment’s imperfections and iconic language. I welcome the challenge of capturing what I see in the world and interpreting it in novel and creative ways.

Laura has recently installed a public art commission for the City of Redmond!

During SPOTLIGHT NORTH, Laura will display a step-by-step visual guide of the image transfer process she uses to create her ceramic wares.

her process of using screen printing to transfer photographic images onto clay or the pinhole photographic imagery she works in!

Laura Brodax is a ceramic artist and photographer. She incorporates local history, natural surroundings, and urban landscapes to tell stories on tile murals and porcelain wares. Inspired by traditional ceramic transferware, Japanese woodblock prints, and natural elements, she combines her own photography and screen-printing practice to bring ideas forward. Her commissioned tile murals can be found in many locations in the Puget Sound Region. Laura lives and works in Shoreline, Washington, where she operates the storefront studio Modern Glaze. Laura is a graduate of the University of Washington with a fine arts degree in Ceramic Art.

Modern Glaze is a working ceramic studio and storefront gallery, showing work by regional clay artists. It is an ADA compliant space.