ETHEL MITROVIC

Lamb, clay, 7'' width

Boy With Dog, clay, 3'' height

Wreath, Untitled, clay, 7'' width

“I was born in Thunder Bay longer ago than I’d like to remember.  Back then I dearly loved to draw but no one, including me, took my artistic bent seriously.  It wasn’t until I retired from my “real” job as a practical nurse at the Elgin General Hospital, that I began my artistic career.
It all started with a few classes in pottery, first at Hutton House and then at the London Potters’ Guild.
My favourite method of potting is hand building with slabs of clay.  I also do some clay sculpture.  Recently I took a workshop about using a product called Power Tex, which is a fabric hardener.  This technique makes it possible to make delicate lace that cannot be done with clay as the result is too fragile and will apart.
For relaxation I paint in watercolour.  Next I think it would be fun to try to construct jewellery from various materials, possibly going back to my old favourite – clay – a good material for beads don’t you think?”  

                                                                                                                                         emitrovic@sympatico.ca