{"id":258,"date":"2020-10-27T18:58:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T18:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islandclayworks.com\/?page_id=258"},"modified":"2020-10-29T18:41:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T18:41:03","slug":"about-neil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/islandclayworks.com\/about-neil\/","title":{"rendered":"About Neil"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"258\" class=\"elementor elementor-258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad47b86 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad47b86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e70481d\" data-id=\"e70481d\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Growing up on Vancouver Island, I have been surrounded by amazing wilderness and abundant wildlife and this has played a significant role in my decision to pursue art as a career.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32f3c59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32f3c59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bc8c2c\" data-id=\"1bc8c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eeebc9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eeebc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"_idgpn_37\" class=\"p1\">My parents instilled in me a great love of the outdoors. I remember my Dad taking me for drives down back roads and fishing in the different rivers along the way. My Mom was somewhat of a bird whisperer and I witnessed her nurse many wounded birds to full recovery which influenced my love of birds today.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Their unwavering support throughout the early days of art school had a profound impact on my life and future goals as an artist. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>After completing a 2 year art diploma (where I met Anita, the love of my life), I had still not found my real focus with art, but did have a much wider exposure to different mediums.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In addition to my love for drawing, I found new interests in photography, printmaking and pottery.<\/p><p id=\"_idgpn_38\" class=\"p1\">In 2003 when Anita and I made the decision to be full time artists, it was a natural progression to combine all these methods to create images on the pottery that reflects my surroundings.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Although I often use similar images in my work, I find they will evolve as I get to know more about the subject by spending time out in the field observing wildlife. This time is crucial for me to recharge and build the connection between what I see and what I produce in the studio. The more I know about a subject, the more I enjoy creating. Salmon and water patterns are a reoccurring theme in my work as I believe salmon are the lifeblood of our coastal waterways, not only as an important food source to our of B.C. wildlife but also as important nutrient source for the forests along the salmon spawning grounds. My goal is to create a piece that people can feel a connection to and perhaps relate to their own experiences.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The reason cups make up a big portion of my work is because of the personal nature they have.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In the course of a day, most people will have a cup in their hands and touch it to their lips several times while enjoying a favourite drink in either a time of quiet contemplation or shared conversation with friends and family.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I like to think that when someone takes home a piece of pottery, they are also bringing with them a shared experience of this beautiful island we live on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bad2d72 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bad2d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Neil Lawrence<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2c522 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3b2c522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/islandclayworks.com\/product-category\/neil\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See Neil's Work<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Neil Growing up on Vancouver Island, I have been surrounded by amazing wilderness and abundant wildlife and this has played a significant role in my decision to pursue art as a career. 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