Fall ‘24 Ceramics Showcase
Daniela Vigueras (Senior)
Biotechnology Major, Management Minor
“Starry Skylines”
This piece is a representation of my journey from my hometown, in New Hampshire, to Boston as a student. Both places are dear to my heart and have provided me with experiences that have made me who I am today. Joined by a singular horizontal like in the middle of my vessel, this represents the path that I took moving away from home into a city with new people that would change my life. On either side, you can see the 1A highway sign that is a major road on the shore of Rye NH. Complementing this was a sunset scenery that you can experience in the mountains of New Hampshire as well. On the opposite side, there is the Citco sign that is a landmark of the Fenway area that represents the location of my college and above it a few drinks, because who doesn’t have a drink when in Fenway.
Sham Dib (Sophomore)
Biology and Neuroscience Major
“Al Sham”
Al Sham means Sun or the informal name of Damascus. This art piece reminisces about the years I have lived in Syria. The bright and freely shown colors represent the freedom and happiness felt during that time. Along with the national flower, the Jasmine represents the value of trust, honesty, and modesty. This piece is a representation of what Syria looks like to me.
Lindsay Snider (Junior)
Political Science and Economics Major,
Legal Studies Minor
“The Antithesis of the Political Sexes”
This piece is based on ancient Greek vessels depicting men at war. I chose the hydria shape, which was used primarily to collect and store water. Water collection was one of the main duties of women. As a Political Science student, I learned about a feminist theory that claims that women can be better leaders than men because they facilitate more transformative and stable change. One side depicts men at war, and tragically, both of them will die in their battle against each other. The other side shows two female leaders engaging in diplomacy to counter a historical stigma of the capacity of women as effective and strong leaders.
Kaleigh Harris (Sophomore)
Psychology and Neuroscience Major
"Time and Growth"
My piece is about the challenges of growing up with a timeline for your life, and how it feels like the world and society put a timeline on who you are supposed to be and what accomplishments you are supposed to have had made by a certain point and so on. I grew up in a loving family and one that wanted me to be successful, while they didn't force me to be anyone, I didn't want to be I felt pressure to check all of the boxes and constantly felt like I needed to do things on a 'typical' timeline, graduate, go to college, graduate, work, etc. and until I got to college I followed that timeline, until I realized that I am checking all of my boxes at my own pace and my growth overpowers the hourglass that I feel I have to outrace.
Julia Tripp (Senior)
Writing, Editing, and Publishing Major
“Pigeons”
“Pigeons” is a narrative vessel that reflects the opening scene of my short story of the same name.
The story opens upon a city morning, as two pigeons look down upon a man sipping his steaming coffee in the Boston Common. This story was recently published in the 2023 edition of The Saintly Review, a literary and art magazine by the Emmanuel College English Department.
