Undercurrents

About Undercurrents

Delicate wave-like patterns swirl around this gorgeous vessel by Paula Murray. Creamy white porcelain—her own recipe for clay and thin ocean-blue veins appear to emulate the natural rhythm of waves. Murray’s elegant work finds inspiration in the colours, textures and forms of nature.

“Undercurrents" is an exquisite expression of the rhythm of life's ebb and flow. This rhythm of waves breaking yet held together by the thinnest blue line.” Paula Murray

Born in Ottawa, Paula Murray studied science at the University of Ottawa and ceramics at Sheridan College. Elected into the International Academy of Ceramics (2017) and the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts (2006) she has based her full-time studio practice from Meech Lake, in Gatineau Park since 1980.

Exhibiting in prestigious exhibitions in Canada, Italy, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Portugal, Romania and the USA, she has received several awards and creation grants. Public collections include the World Korean Ceramic Foundation Museum, Yingge Ceramic Museum, Taiwan, Museum of Ceramics, Faenza Italy, Canada House, London, UK, and in Canada the Gardiner Museum, Museum of History, and Art Bank.