| Brandi Lee Cooper’s ceramics are primarily wood fired, or soda salt fired. Her “Soul Disc” series is wood fired, crafted from homemade paper clay, and recycled glass. Cooper uses as much recycled and re-purposed material as she can. “Paper clay” is called such because it includes a mix of recycled paper fibers, often from egg cartons. The paper burns off in the firing process, adding a unique and ancient texture to the piece. “The premise [with the soul discs] is you are drawn into center of the circle, by the molten recycled glass. A lot of people don’t really know what they are. If we all took a little time to look a little closer at each other’s lives, we’d cultivate a lot more compassion for each other.” |
