Cilia Sawadogo on her journey from animation to clay The Kiln Sitters

This week on the Kiln Sitters Marianne sits down with Cilia Sawadogo, a renowned animation and film artist who is taking on the medium of ceramics. Cilia shares her path to learning the complexity of clay through her collaborations with several ceramic artists and residencies. She also discusses her participation in the local ceramic community, as well as the influence of popular culture in her art making. Cilia is an Associate Professor in Film Animation at Concordia University. Today’s Kaolin Crushes are Rice Evans, Pansy Ass Ceramics, and Hannah Johnson.
 
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