Crista Ames

Ceramics

e-mail: crista.ames@umontana.edu
website: www.cristaannamesceramics.com

Bio

Crista was raised on a small hobby farm in Washington State. She attended Washington State University where she obtained her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Ceramics with a minor in Art History. After receiving her BFA, Crista attended Utah State University for Post Baccalaureate studies in Ceramics. Before moving to Missoula Crista was living in Helena Montana working as a studio artist and children's ceramics instructor. She is currently pursuing her MFA at the University of Montana.

Statement

Storytelling has shaped humans and society since before recorded history. Passed from one generation to the next, stories have been used to define society¹s morals and prejudices. Stories define our humanity.

My work is the depiction of a single moment in a story. The stories I use have been passed orally through my family, originally told by my great grandmother. The tales she told her children about her life have been passed from one generation to the next. I have translated these stories into ceramic vignettes. Every time I hear her words I am right there chasing a skunk in the woods or teaching an old goose a lesson. My hope is for the viewer to also feel this sense of ownership for the story, having it continue and change in their own mind.

Ames, Crista - Gallery