Ishara Sweeney

FAVORITE BEVERAGE RECIPE

Revolver

• 2 ounces bourbon

• 1/2 ounce coffee liqueur

• 2 dashes orange bitters

Combine ingredients in a cocktail mixing glass. Fill two-thirds with ice. Stir/shake until well-chilled, about 15 seconds. Strain and pour. Garnish with an orange twist.

You can use any whiskey, although it is traditional made with a bourbon.  Bourbon makes it “sweeter” and a Scotch or Irish whiskey will make it “spicier.”

BIOGRAPHY

Ishara Sweeney is a studio potter in Carbondale Colorado.  With a BFA concentrating in Ceramic Arts and a BA in English literature, the two have been married together in her work ever since.  Although her studies turned towards the asian arts, receiving her Masters and Doctorate in Chinese Medicine, she has not stopped exploring the vast wilderness of ceramics, with the past few years finding her immersed in the creative process in wholly new ways.

ARTIST STATEMENT

With a great love for the the natural world and the world of literature—especially fairytales, myths and folktales—it’s not surprising that they’re always finding their way into my work in one form or another.

Exploring patterns, finding ways to be painterly on the clay canvas, and letting the stories find their way onto the pieces, are all part of the creative process.  And living here in the Colorado mountains, there is no lack of inspiration—from the red fox in the field to the peregrine riding the currents above Red Hill, and all the subtle color relationships in-between.

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