Ellen George is an artist that works in polymer clay, a material that I was unfamiliar with until seeing her show at the PDX Gallery last Saturday. It was a very beautiful show indeed. The pieces were small, organic, translucent studies in form and color. Because of their scale and the material used, there was a feel of nature and biology (mycology to be precise) juxtaposed with the plasticy, industrial quality of the clay which created a subtle, underlying tension to the undeniable beauty of each piece. That slight discordance, the meticulous crafting of the work, as well as the wonderful exploration of color, gave the show a feeling of both rarity and familiarity.
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