Patricia Sannit

Patricia Sannit is known for large scale sculptures and installations. In both cases they include imagery that ranges from abstract to references to the layers of the earth to skeletal parts. The work is typically white with terra cotta motifs. The primarily geometric motifs often reference ancient imagery. Sannit?s sculptures are typically built from numerous clay pieces often incorporating metal and wooden repurposed objects. The surfaces are often deeply carved again with geometric motifs. ?I work with reclaimed and found clay. I receive donations of clay from artists and art centers. The clay comes to me in buckets, sometimes full of wet and sloppy clay, other times dry, with fully formed but discarded pots and objects. I break down the clay in water and spread it out on plaster bats to dry in the sun.?[1] She studied with Warren Mackenzie at the University of Minnesota and with Viola Frey at California College of Art.