Contemplating the Contemporary

       Grace Sachi Troxell gave an artist talk at Sacramento State University on March 1, 2023. She is an artist based in Ithaca and Brooklyn. Her current work, using found objects and clay involves ideas about forms, deformity and also digestion. In her talk, Troxell gave us an overview of her education and upbringing as someone who grew up around ceramics and art since her father was a ceramics artist. She walked us through her time growing up around ceramics, her time in the bachelors and master's art programs, as well as her time in post graduate studies and residencies, all of which led her to be the artist she is today.     Starting from the beginning, Troxell talked about her upbringing briefly. She talked about always being around art and how that early exposure to art piqued her interest in the subject. Her father's practice as a ceramics artist also played a big role in that. When asked about how much her father influenced her, Troxell mentioned t...