{"product_id":"amelia-butcher-cup-and-saucer-2026","title":"Amelia Butcher, 𝘊𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘢𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘳, 2026","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXO191809883 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAMELIA BUTCHER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eCup and Saucer, 2026\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXO191809883 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition: \u003c\/strong\u003e33\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXO191809883 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5\" x 5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wheel thrown, hand-formed, reduction-fired stoneware, inscribed Shino under Tenmoku glaze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate: \u003c\/strong\u003e2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e signed and editioned\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr  BCX8 SCXO30872133\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eThis cup is stoneware, thrown on the potter’s wheel. The saucer is a pinch pot - the atom of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003epottery - inverted, it becomes a plinth. I never get tired of cups. Even the simplest ceramic cup is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003ea crossroad, an object at the meeting point between heat, geology, time, my hands and the user, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eplace, mineral, solid and liquid, labour and rest. The object’s form holds the memory of the wet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eclay and the maker’s fingerprints, record of the transformation of iron, the kiln’s combustion, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ealso our memory of what a cup is, 1000 cups of coffee, lip to lip.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e —\u003c\/em\u003e Amelia Butcher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr  BCX8 SCXO30872133\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eAmelia Butcher's generous donation of the limited edition \"Cup and Saucer\" was fired in the British Columbia's Potters Guild community kiln where she volunteers.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eButcher uses a personal dictionary of lifeforms and objects as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003esurface drawings\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003ethat are symbols of connection and collectivism: worms connecting the surface world with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eunderground, detritivores bringing decomposition to new life and slime molds transitioning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eseamlessly between individual and collective forms, to nets, bobby pins and nails\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eas\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003ehardware to hold it all together. The drawings are personal, intentional, and are inscribed by scratching into a stiff\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SpellingError SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eshino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eglaze, making them sculptural rather than an image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eSculpture, figuration, illustration and pottery\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eswim together\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e, bringing Butchers'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003einterest in natural history, fiction, perception, storytelling, and character to her work. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eButcher transforms her pots into books and narratives – bringing an object intended for a certain purpose, both public and private, often\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eshared, entering a temporarily intimate space with a single reader or user. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\"Pots and plots are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003etalismans for needs being met, for connection and communication.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Amelia Butcher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eAmelia Butcher is a visual artist based in British Columbia with a sculptural and drawing practice\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003ecentered in clay.  G\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eraduated from Emily Carr University in 2013, Butcher is a founding member of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eDusty Babes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eCollective\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e, subsequently living and working out of their communal studio, built by the late\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003egreat Don Hutchinson, until 2021. Butchers' work has exhibited widely and has made a profound impact on the community through her work in arts education as an instructor of classes and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eworkshops in ceramics, sculpture and comic-making for all ages. Butcher\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003ecurrently works out of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SpellingError SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eMergatroid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBuilding in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eVancouver, the unceded, ancestral territories of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SpellingError SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003exʷməθkʷəy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e̓\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SpellingError SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eəm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Musqueam),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003eSḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SpellingError SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003esəlilwətaɬ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXO30872133 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun EmptyTextRun SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWebsite: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ameliabutcher.ca\/\" title=\"Amelia Butcher\"\u003eAmelia Butcher\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXO30872133 BCX8\"\u003ePhotography by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.racheltophamphotography.com\/\"\u003eRachel Topham Photography\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Artists for Kids \u0026 Gordon Smith Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54135459610921,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/9580\/5993\/files\/GSG_2026_edition_fall004_2.jpg?v=1790283651","url":"https:\/\/gordonsmithgallery.com\/products\/amelia-butcher-cup-and-saucer-2026","provider":"Artists for Kids \u0026 The Gordon Smith Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}