Berkeley, CA ARTIST STATEMENTMy mission as an artist is first to create a coherent visual language, and then learn to speak in that language. My core inspiration is a love of minimalist archetypal forms that reflect the geometries of nature. I am all about designing forms and making objects.The current project started during the pandemic lockdown, an unplanned break that gave me the time and space to explore new ideas. This new work is a synthesis of disparate life experiences: a decade of making ceramic vessels, combined with echoes of my previous career as a 3D graphics hardware design engineer. This project takes me full circle, returning to a focus on form over pattern. I am using algorithmic 3D software to design a series of objects that are inspired by Japanese paper folding. Many of these forms are designed to balance on the folds; when set on a flat surface they rock back and forth, naturally settling into their inherent point of equilibrium.My work is slipcast paper-thin translucent porcelain, often colored with delicate soluble metal watercolors — I am especially drawn to cobalt blue, a reference to the ineffable blue of water and distance. These objects are containers for light and atmosphere. Image credit - Ekatarina Izmestieva BIOGRAPHYMark Goudy is a ceramic artist who came to clay later in life, developing a deep passion for the medium and launching his art practice with a focus on organic, intricately crafted forms. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions across California and beyond, including shows at the American Museum of Ceramic Art, the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, and the Richmond Art Center. Recognized as an Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly in 2010, Goudy's approach is shaped by his background in both electrical engineering and biology—he earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University in 1986 and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Oregon in 1979. An exhibiting member of the Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California and the Baulines Craft Guild, he continues to explore innovation in contemporary ceramics.