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Maja Padrov Maja Padrov was born in Novi Sad, Yogoslavia, in 1971. She graduated with a degree in psychology from the University of Novi Sad, and moved to Fredericton in 1997. Maja started working with clay as a hobby, but it soon became her main interest. She graduated from the Clay programme at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Fredericton, in May 2001. Maja is a juried member of the Craft Council of New Brunswick and the recipient of Marry Otts Donaldson Award (formerly the NB Crafts Council Merit Award). “My interest in clay started from a desire to produce something that is useful and personal. Clay as a medium fascinates me because of its plasticity, delicacy and vulnerability. The process of making things out of clay has an almost alchemical quality-from mud to beautiful objects. Fundamental things are important to me:knowledge and learning, patience when trying to master the technique, self-discipline and self-control, together with sensitivity and intuition and enthusiasm. I make functional pottery as well as sculptural pieces. I like traditional, simple, good forms, but with some unexpected detail, decoration or glaze, to create a little bit of tension, a surprise. Most of all, I try to make pottery that is honest in the sense of respecting the material and the possibilities that clay gives me. Honesty in clay is, for me, also a controlled, planned piece. My pottery is stoneware, thrown on the wheel, with extruded and hand-built details, high fired in reduction atmosphere. Glaze that I use is traditional Japanese Shino glaze. It is highly affected by the way of firing,and the result is often surprising and inconsistent. Also, Shino glazes often ‘crawl’. This is usually considered a glaze defect, but with Shinos it is desirable quality.”
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