about me
Caitlin McIver is a Seattle-based ceramic sculptor whose work explores themes of vulnerability, protection, and transformation through imagined creatures. Raised in Tampa, Caitlin holds a Master of Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor of Environmental Design (Architecture) from University of Colorado at Boulder. After working in design in New York City, she shifted to ceramics in Seattle, where she now teaches, maintains a studio practice, and works as a studio technician. Caitlin is currently a Resident Artist at Seward Park Clay Studio, where she continues to explore the intersection of personal experience and materiality in her sculptures.
artist statement
I create imagined ceramic creatures that embody emotional and physical tension, exploring themes of protection, vulnerability, fertility, and transformation. These beings sit at the intersection of beauty and discomfort: soft and sharp, alluring and unsettling. They reflect the contradictory and layered nature of the human experience.
In the last couple years, I’ve focused on structural intricacy and expressive form to convey inner tensions. I coil-build hollow organic forms, often with an element of precariousness or textural interest. I’ve recently begun incorporating multiple firings, cold finishes, and textiles to introduce texture, bodily association, and material tension.
I want my work to provoke curiosity while holding an edge of discomfort, drawing viewers in with the familiar, then unsettling them with the strange. In doing so, I hope to hold space for contradiction and to invite others to consider the multitudes within themselves.
To see my current CV, click here.
To view past design work, click here.