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Bio:

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Savanna LaBauve is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and detail seeker currently focused on creating objects with clay. She received her BFA in Studio Arts with concentrations in ceramics and painting/drawing from Louisiana State University in 2017. After completing a two-year ceramic residency program in 2019, Savanna has worked for various artists and art organizations in the Roaring Fork Valley and continues to pursue opportunities that sustain the creative vitality of her beloved town, Carbondale, CO. Recently, Savanna was one of six honored recipients for the 2023-2024 Aspen Art Museum Fellowship. Her studio currently resides at Studio for Arts & Works, an artist collective with 25+ makers of various mediums. This studio space is where she continues to investigate the power of multiples, develop a language of mark-making, and explore subtle variations of a limited color palette.

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Statement:

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"I find uncommon nuances in everyday occurrences & unlikely intersections. Noting the change in density of a shadow when one overlaps another or how a shadow cast upon undulating surfaces distorts & morphs perspective. The power of multiples as a unit versus the fragility of an individual piece. The repetition of lines throughout our surroundings specifically parallels or in a grid formation. The obscurity of transparent layers. With these observations in mind, I make ceramic objects, both functional & sculptural. My functional objects are handbuilt & feature subtle variations of a limited color palette: black, white, & raw clay. Each object's surface explores bold linear patterns, such as hatching, grids, & checkerboards. My sculptural work is installation-based & totally process driven. Pulling from my background in painting & drawing, this work explores the power of multiples: pattern, rhythm, & repetition. Made of numerous clay parts, each part is a result of body movement, the installation becomes a record of time & meditation that is centered on components as marks."

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