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Ceramics is Bonnie Kemske’s material of choice. As humans, we have a long history of engaging our sense of touch in ceramics, and we are never far from ceramic objects within our lives. We touch them daily, even if it is only to clutch our coffee mugs as we sit at the computer or lean against the edge of the sink as we go through our morning rituals. In fact, ceramics is an almost universal medium. This gives us an innate and intimate sensitivity to fired clay. We understand it; there is a sense of the familiar when we handle ceramic objects. This familiar quality lends itself to developing the sense of comfort and quiet excitement that Bonnie seeks to elicit through her work.

Quiet sensual tactile works to make viewers into touchers.