05/13/2026
NEW WORK by Osa Atoe in our current Loft Gallery exhibition “Clay as Place: The Transient Object”.
Work included in “Clay as Place” features artists who make work related to a sense of place, and who explore ideas about their geographic environment as an intentional response to the transient nature of clay.
Of her work in this exhibition, Osa says, “I am presenting work decorated with terra sigillata made from clays I’ve foraged from various locations, including my birthplace. In the summer of 2025, …I was able to visit Blacksburg, VA where I was born, just an hour away… I made a point to return to the Virginia Tech campus duck pond, a place tied to my childhood memories, and I was able to collect a small amount of clay, which I processed into terra sigillata. 

I have included in this collection of pots two mugs that feature this sig, along with ceramic decal photographs of myself and my best friend as toddlers feeding the ducks on that pond. As I decorate with these different clays, I am automatically transported back to the origins of the material. A small ball of clay is a piece of a place that I can bring back home with me, into my studio, to create meaningful works that are then sent back out into the world.”
Participating artists include Osa Atoe, Bandana Pottery, Casey Beck, Amy Edler, Gregg Moore, Kirsten Taylor, and collaborative works by Casey Whittier & Rena Detrixhe.
To check out the show and to shop, click on the Current Loft Gallery Exhibition” link in our link tree! 🌲
