Heather McLelland
MFA ’20 Ceramics
Born in Seoul, Korea, Heather McLelland grew up in Montclair, Virginia. Heather received her BA from Elon University in Psychology with a minor in Art. She furthered her education at UNC at Wilmington, where her interest in wood fired ceramics started. Continuing her pursuit in clay, Heather did an apprenticeship in Cromarty, Scotland. Prior to Attending ECU, Heather worked as a studio potter, the ceramics technician at Cape Fear Community College and UNCW, while also teaching classes at Orange Street Pottery in Wilmington, NC.
A Collective: Working Towards a Better Place
This body of work is a segment of my timeline and embodies the way I have come to connect with people, on a face to face basis and realizing how these connections are important for our well-being. This led me to consider how I could create opportunities to work within my community to help build a positive space in the light of a fast-paced world.
Conversations over Coffee IV, 2020
Water Pitcher, Pour Over with Catch Tray, Creamer and Sugar Jar, Mugs
Wood Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Family Table (close up), 2020
Soup Bowl, Rice Bowl, Various Small Plates for Banchan
Spoons and Chopsticks on Loan from Mi-Sook Hur
Wood Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Family Table, 2020
Soup Bowl,Rice Bowl, Various Small Plates for Banchan
Spoons and Chopsticks on Loan from Mi-Sook Hur
Wood Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Conversations over Coffee II, 2020
Water Pitcher, Pour Over with Catch Tray, Creamer and Sugar Jar, Mugs
Wood Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Conversations over Coffee I, 2020
Water Pitcher, Pour Over with Catch Tray, Creamer and Sugar Jar, Mugs
Wood Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Post Soccer Game Refreshments, 2020
Bottle, Funnel, Neat Cups
Wood Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Post Soccer Game Refreshments II, 2020
Bottle, Funnel, Neat Cups
Wood Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Post Soccer Game Refreshments III, 2020
Bottle, Funnel, Neat Cups
Wood Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Stone Soup Preview, 2020
This is a preview of the Stone Soup event that is held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in April.
The bowls shown here were made by ECU Ceramics Guild and students taking Art 2115.
Cards are placed as individuals purchase the bowls to donate towards the Stone Soup event.
Close up of Bowl for Stone Soup Event, 2020
Soda Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Close up of Bowl for Stone Soup Event, 2020
Wood Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Close up of Bowl for Community Lunch Event, 2020
This event was canceled due to the outbreak of Covid-19.
A variation of the event has moved to an online platform at
CommunityLunchProject.com
Soda Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Close up of Bowl for Community Lunch Event, 2020
This event was canceled due to the outbreak of Covid-19.
A variation of the event has moved to an online platform at
CommunityLunchProject.com
Soda Fired, Reduction Cooled NC Dark Star Clay
Thesis Committee
Jim Tisnado, MFA
Lisa Beth Robinson, MFA
Timothy Lazure, MFA
Gerald Weckesser, MFA
Mi-Sook Hur, MFA
