Her poetic porcelain plates examine and re-imagine the history of art in a way that values women, not only in body, but in wholeness, power, and love. Focusing on the narrative qualities of art-making, Hodge weaves stories into the clay which are both personal and universal.
Set of 12 Plates. From the In Light of Her Series
Set of 12 Plates. From the In Light of Her Series, 2019
Hand-Crafted Ceramic, Hand-Carved Clay
Carved Porcelain Plates
Dimensions:
Overall size: 44.5 H x 44 W x 5 D in.
Set of 12:
1. Room in a Room
2. Lock and Key
3. Chin Up
4. Protective Linings
5. Bamboo Backbone Woman
6. Stairway to Nowhere Girl
7. Supporting Perspective
8. Madame Monarch
9. Flight Risk
10. Snake Got Your Tongue
11. Falling Backwards
12. Earnest Eve
Each piece can be sold separately
Alex Hodge was always drawn to the arts and regularly channeled her creativity as a child whether in watercolor classes or scrapbooking with her mother. Hodge focuses on prioritizing women’s narratives in all aspects of her work. Through the decorative and symbolic details, she hints at narratives without completing them to invite the viewer to participate in creating meaning. The women she invents exist in the present but is of the imagined future in which we all have room to flourish, to tell our stories, to give and receive love, and to express the beauty and pain of the human condition. Fundamentally, her artworks are a celebration of the tenacity and vulnerability of women and clay, an interplay of history and hope.
