Gust Gallery - Fine Arts

Ruby Serben was raised in and influenced by the Alberta landscape, surrounded by textures and forms, rocks and clay. Her focus did not center around art until 2000, where she fell in love with clay, and Shino glazes. Passionate about carbon-trapped Shino glazes, pushing the boundaries of firing in a gas kiln. Shino is one of the oldest glazes and demands diligence and patience to perfect. Colors will vary from thick, milky white, orange, rust, peach, red, gold, and charcoal grey spotting with variations of black carbon trapping. As the gas kiln is looking for oxygen, it will draw it out of the pot trapping soda ash and leaving black markings coined "carbon trapping". These random one of a kind markings are mesmerizing and captivating. Making primarily functional pieces, Ruby also enjoys making sculptural vessels that act as a canvas to reveal the dance that takes place between the clay, the glaze, the kiln, and the maker, revealing its intimate workings on the surface of the pot.

She eagerly studied nationally and internationally with seasoned potters, in search of balance between the controlled Western approach and looser Japanese one.

Her work can be found in Alberta local galleries. Also, she has been published, received awards, attends numerous juried shows throughout Canada, and can be found in loving homes locally, and around the world.