Cathi Newlin

I've been drawing and creating for most of my life.  As a teen, I painted Christmas scenes on store windows for extra money. I studied drawing, printmaking, sculpture and ceramic arts at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Ca, American River College in Sacramento, Ca. and Southern Utah University, though I think its my love of animals and my years as a zookeeper that most inform my work. 
​ In 2004 I began my life in clay in earnest by apprenticing to Master Potter Darlene Beverlin, and have been taking some time to develop my own aesthetic and voice. Beginning in 2011, I began transitioning from functional pottery to sculptural ceramics and have been exploring that medium ever since.  Currently, I work primarily in midrange stoneware clay, with oxides and underglazes, throwing in some mixed media as needed.

The pandemic and lockdown took a toll. I decided to treat that time as a sort of artist-in-residency, and stretch my intention, scope and materials. The result was a small series of sculptures meant to juxtapose Humanity's sense of cognitive superiority with its ever-present lizard brain. In other words, we're not so evolved as we think we are.“Breathe” is part of that series, loosely called Pagan Meets Pandemic. Given the state of the world today, I expect I'm far from done with this idea. And it's definitely helped me think about my art and my voice in new, and hopefully, more effective ways.

2021 
$2,200