brooke cassady is an interdisciplinary artist working predominantly with ceramics, fibers, metals, to achieve forms that feel bound yet expansive, trying to capture the visceral experiences and emotions within the body. Her work explores human connection with the environment and our relationship with ourselves and others. Intricate patterns and textures found in nature, from the microscopic to the macrocosmic, become threadlike ceramic forms, lines, and porous vessels, that highlight the delicate balance between growth and decay. She integrates clay with discarded objects—fragments of memories—interacting in soft, enticing, or peculiar ways. Clays and glazes ripple and ooze as they expand and melt while other forms appear bound and compressed, accentuating their effect upon one another. Each component is made with a spectrum of clay bodies and processes to exemplify the effects of air, fire, and water. Some forms are strong, durable, and functional while others are more like remnants or residue, showing the effects of time and loss.
brooke is Associate Professor of Studio Art at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. She is also the Director of the School of Design Galleries. Originally from Athens, GA brooke graduated from Boston University in 2003 with a BA in Art History and received her MFA in Ceramics from Louisiana State University in 2011. She also pursued post baccalaureate research in Ceramics at the University of Georgia in 2005-6. Her thesis focused on community engagement and self-actualization through impromptu interactions with raw clay in public spaces. She also studied at craft schools like Penland, Haystack, Arrowmont, and Shakerag. She also participates in residencies and exhibitions nationally and internationally.
