Courtney M. Leonard: Intermodal

Courtney M. Leonard, Shinnecock Nation, is an installation and multi-media artist. Leonard creates delicate ceramic sculptures grounded in the forms and histories of indigenous fishing technologies. She reimagines fishing nets and traps through weaving together clay coils in a similar fashion to traditional fiber baskets. These intricate ceramic pieces are glazed in organic shades of algae greens, rust browns and crystalline blues. These and other ceramic works, as well as natural elements, are combined in installations that address the relationships among human activity and the aquatic environment. Utilizing ceramic, sculpture, video, and painting, her poetic approach towards sustainability is a rumination upon the historical evolution of intimate and communal connections to water.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.