Peggy Breidenbach is an Indianapolis-based ceramic artist and educator. She fell in love with clay some 30 years ago and has developed her craft over many years of university and art center classes, numerous workshops, and much trial and error. Her sculptural work mines her own life experiences – growing up, mothering, loss, aging, and the fragile beauty of now – to not only better understand her humanity, but to remind viewers of theirs. Her ceramic forms often reference or include things found in nature – seeds, bones, stones, and fossils – artifacts of the living world. Their context and beauty lend potent metaphors to the themes she explores.
In addition to studio work, Breidenbach’s practice includes journaling, appreciating poetry, spending time outdoors, and teaching. She has taught ceramics since 2003 with special emphasis on hand building, primitive firing techniques, and fostering delight. She offers 8-week classes and private lessons through Fountain Square Clay Center in Indianapolis, IN.
