CHRISTOPHER KERR-AYER
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Christopher Kerr-Ayer was raised in rural Vermont. He started learning about glass in 2009, as a Junior in High School. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Johnson State College, Vt. Learning about and working with glass in a production studio setting gave Kerr-Ayer the time to practice and refine important skills for working with the material. His collegiate studies, employment, workshops, and residencies have exposed him to a breadth of design, aesthetic, and technical history of glassmaking.
His work stretches from conceptual sculpture to functional housewares. He investigates the line between functional and nonfunctional objects; driving him to investigate new forms from familiar functions. He interprets everyday objects as a way to disassemble identity, fragility, and objects themselves.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Working for a number of glassmakers throughout the last 15+ years has given Kerr-Ayer studio access, and devoted space to develop a visual language. His work weaves together abstract, figurative, and trompe l'oeil elements. The work reaches beyond any single glass process. By utilizing many glass processes, Kerr-Ayer is able to cleverly join elements enabling his objects to grow in three dimensions. The scale he currently works within he calls “tabletop architecture.”In 2022 he relocated to Rollinsford, New Hampshire. He currently focuses on his own studio practice, making objects under the pseudonym THE POOL GLASSWORKS.