Jayne Shatz Pottery

Recently I created work for Union College, NY on a joint project with several professors. They excavated clay credited to be over 10,000 years old, and asked me to create ceramic pieces that represented work produced in New York during that glacial period. I created four pieces of work. One was a sculpture of the Venus Figurine from Dolni Vestonice, now the Czech Republic, which actually dated 27,000 years ago, produced in the first kiln site known. I chose to start with this ceremonial piece as it represented artwork that could have been made in any prehistoric society. I then produced two small pinch pots, similar to the first bowls made by human hands, and then one coil pot, reflecting pottery made for storing foodstuffs and later on, cooking. Along with the artwork, I contributed historical documentation referring to these pieces. The exhibit is on permanent display on the third floor of the Olin Building, Union College, Union Street, Schenectady, NY, 12308-3107.