Landis Carey is a ceramic artist who processes life in clay. Throwing, hand-building, carving, and experimental glazing are meditative practices that bring heightened awareness and understanding to her observations. 

On her functional and handbuilt forms, she experiments with glaze viscosity, sheen, and texture to recreate portions of the color visions she experiences during meditation; she intricately layers four or five glazes to achieve color and light variations. Lighter glazes often pierce darker ones, reaching the vessel's surface where ambient light further draws viewers’ attention to their presence.

Following a rare pancreatic cancer diagnosis and strenuous recovery, the artist’s ceramic practice shifted from production to experimental after she began experiencing color visions during meditation. The emotionally charged, infinite swaths of brilliant, undulating, rich color and piercing white light Landis experiences drive her color choices and experimentations. Her surface explorations have led her to investigate new forms.

Landis Carey is a resident artist at Arts Warehouse in Delray Beach, Florida, USA. She has been wheel-throwing and handbuilding with clay for over 20 years. Her practice is rooted in functional pottery.