ABOUT SIBEL
After all these years, I still love to play with clay and shape the mud with love. I see many things, but my subjects select me. I especially feel a deep connection to nature. It moves through me, and I strive to express this feeling in my work. I love the organic feeling of clay, knowing that it comes from the earth. And just as nature constantly surprises and delights me, I often include small, whimsical surprises in my ceramics.
This was instilled in me during my undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Marmarra in Istanbul. For over ten years, I had my ceramics gallery in Kusadasi on the Aegean Coast of Turkey. And now, I have become a sort of Turkish artistic ambassador to America. I think it is part of my artistic responsibility to draw from the previous generations and – through my hands, eyes, and heart – carry that wisdom and spirit into the future.
