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Well, it's a long story of a long journey and it is not over yet. 

 

Art has been there for me since my grandmother, and I panted pottery in her kitchen in early 1970's Gothenburg, Sweden.

After many years of making and teaching art I have realized that "art" and in this case, clay is a gift from earth that all cultures shares. It unites us.  The practice of community-based clay processing is a vehicle for culture to be passed along and spread. Clay predates agriculture by some many thousands of years. Processing and heat treating of clay has been, and still is, a major employer.  Almost everyone you know and will ever meet has a personal experience with the medium. 

BIO:

  • B. Askim Sweden 1971

  • Toronto 1986-1988

  • Chicago 1988 - present

  • Malmo 2020-Present

Upcoming:  Fall 2026

See my latest work at the Swedish American Museum this fall.  New work in terracotta and raku.

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