Collection: Clarice Allgood

A somewhat unconventional ceramic history of workshops, open studios, and unofficial residencies led Clarice Allgood to Minnesota in 2018. In 2019, she graduated from NCC’s certificate program, Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education, and was a Fogelberg Fellow at NCC in 2020. From a free-spirited, traveling childhood, and her academic education in philosophy, come a perspective rooted in thoughtfulness and curiosity. Though Allgood’s ceramics are often grounded in practicality, they maintain a particular whimsy and environmental aesthetic. The forms, and the use of her pots and objects, are meant to enrich what she calls “quiet acts of self-reliance”: They are watering cans for gardening, bowls for knitting, utensils for cooking, bookends to organize reading. The magic, nature, and mystery of relinquishing her work to the powers of the soda kiln are currently an important part of her practice.