16 questions to Eleonol
We interviewed Eleonol, which is ahead of the exhibition. She always responds to questions like her dog itself, as if she was a dog she created.
1: It seems that you recently moved. What has changed?
In the last two and a half years, I have lived in a small town in Colorado and lived with about 11 artists. The big city was very exciting in a different way because it was highly anonymity. I live in San Francisco now. The Pacific Ocean is just after walking. Now I'm making a new studio.
2: What dogs do you like?
I like all the rugged children.
3: What is the appeal of dogs?
A place where you pour love from there.
4: Please tell me the memorable dog name.
Buster, Tess, Buffy.
"Buster" is the first dog, a soft coating Weaston Terrier (native to Ireland).
Tess, a dog friend, is Petit Basset Glyphone Vandean (native to France).
"Buffy" is a mother's dog, named after the TV program "Buffy the Vampire". She loves catching a pine cones with a cabapoo (Sera -Dog).
I've been having a dog since I moved, but I want a wonderful dog that is so pure soon!
5: What made you start making dogs?
When I was studying pottery in a foreign country, I started making dog figures because I wanted to meet my dog's tess. It's been 14 years since then!
6: Have you ever wanted to make something other than a dog?
I sometimes make cats. I sometimes draw people with pottery. But my protagonist is a dog.
7: When drawing the dog's face, what are the most careful?
I make it so that the dog is thinking about what is thinking.
8: Which dream dog you haven't made yet?
A big fountain dog. It is a dream to make it.
9: Why did you choose "pottery"?
I like to express it, and I've been making things by hand since I was a child.
The reason for choosing clay is that the material will spread indefinitely. I always have a lot of things to learn in challenging, and I'm excited forever.
10: What did you aim for at this exhibition?
In this exhibition, I tried to find a new perspective, despite the same theme of "dog". I think it has become a more unique work.
The dogs go to find the colors that fit their plates, become friends with someone, and have various adventures. I think we have created a world view that each dog lives in each story.
11: Do you have any difficulties in making a work?
The most difficult thing is to embody the vague image at the starting point. When embodied, you must always balance. Balance is the most important.
The most favorite moment is when the work is completed. It is time to paint on the dog's face and witness the moment when life is blown.
12: What is the biggest turning point in a career as a potter?
I moved to the United States. I had the opportunity to concentrate on pottery in full time. That was definitely the change I wanted, but at the same time, it was scary to start over in a stranger.
13: Why did you decide to make a decorative dish in this exhibition?
The dog on the plate symbolizes the situation I am now. The dogs go to new things while wondering. I am now a little lost and I'm going in the same way. In this work, a dish was perfect to express it.
14: Is your dish a daily necessity or a ornamental item?
My dishes have both aspects. I want you to decorate it on a wall, put it on a table, put fruit on it, eat it from there, and use it freely for many purposes.
15: Many works have a lot of dots. Why are you fascinated by dots?
Dots are "dog footprints". He is walking around to find his way. By looking at the dots, we can follow it. Dots are always a record of adventure.
16: What is your purpose of your work?
Make the viewer happy.