The stars will be shining bightly at the TCC Gallery from June 7 thru July 19  when we present Constellations, a universe of thoughtful, other-worldly, sculptural works by ceramic artist Bonnie Lynch. It’s a black and white and atmospheric exploration of globes, and pods, and other profound vessels born of fire and earth. Each piece mysteriously evokes an essence of the volume and silence within, not dissimilar to the solitude and serenity of a traveled soul.

     Lynch lives and works in both Santa Fe, New Mexico and remote West Texas. The minimal, spacious, desert environment of both locales has long inspired and informed her work. Her quiet vessels are each formed by hand from the building of clay coils that are then smoothed to a stone’s surface. Each piece transitions from clay to

heavenly ceramic in a process known as saggar firing.

    Lynch’s frequent travels to Africa and Japan have deepened her  practice and resonate with her aesthetic focus on beauty and the  contemplative. Over the forty years Lynch has worked in clay, she has exhibited widely, including at the Louvre Museum, Paris, and exhibitions in Santa Fe, New York, Houston and  Japan. Her work is part of numerous

prominent collections including the Haags Gemeentemuseum, the Hague, Netherlands; the Menil Collection, Houston, Texas; the Judd Foundation, Marfa, Texas; the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, Texas; and the Robert Wilson/Watermill Foundation, New York, as well as other notable private collections in the United States and abroad.