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CONNECT
ONLINE
Designed to connect artists and audiences beyond geographic boundaries, CONNECT ONLINE offers an accessible platform to experience the depth and diversity of clay and glass practices from across the community.
CONNECT ONLINE is FUSION’s juried virtual exhibition, presented on our website from January 2026 to January 2027.
Bringing together artists from different backgrounds in various stages of their careers, the exhibition showcases contemporary clay and glass across functional and sculptural practices — from Ontario and beyond.
This year’s exhibition is juried by Teresa Dunlop.
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V Vallieres
Aardvark Armadillo
I am a Toronto-based ceramic and textile artist exploring colour, pattern,
texture, and form to create fantastical creatures reflecting queerness, comfort, memory, and defence mechanisms. My intuitive, playful, process-driven clay practice serves as a vital tool for self-regulation and processing the emotional intensities of being autistic and Mad.
For sale: $2000. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
I am a Toronto-based ceramic and textile artist exploring colour, pattern,
texture, and form to create fantastical creatures reflecting queerness, comfort, memory, and defence mechanisms. My intuitive, playful, process-driven clay practice serves as a vital tool for self-regulation and processing the emotional intensities of being autistic and Mad.
For sale: $2000. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Tanya Lyons
Bloom 2
I have always been a gatherer, collecting and taking in objects, moments and memories. As I move through life, I take traces with me. After working in clear glass for 25 years I have transitioned into working with coloured glass, exploring different states of change that we move through.
For sale: $1200. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
I have always been a gatherer, collecting and taking in objects, moments and memories. As I move through life, I take traces with me. After working in clear glass for 25 years I have transitioned into working with coloured glass, exploring different states of change that we move through.
For sale: $1200. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Bruce Cochrane
Composite Form
The sculptural approach to my more recent work has evolved over time from a deep understanding of the structure of pottery form. In contrast to earlier work the clays gestural and plastic qualities have given way to a more hard edge and geometric solution. I am less relying on the wheel process in favor of slab building with press molded components. This composite building technique provides a way of deconstructing the anatomy of pottery form and reconstructing it by stacking multiple components and introducing a composition of intersecting planes and volumes.
for sale: $1950. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
The sculptural approach to my more recent work has evolved over time from a deep understanding of the structure of pottery form. In contrast to earlier work the clays gestural and plastic qualities have given way to a more hard edge and geometric solution. I am less relying on the wheel process in favor of slab building with press molded components. This composite building technique provides a way of deconstructing the anatomy of pottery form and reconstructing it by stacking multiple components and introducing a composition of intersecting planes and volumes.
for sale: $1950. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Sydni Weatherson
Varve
Sydni Weatherson is a multidisciplinary artist and recent recipient of the Pattie Walker Memorial Award currently working out of Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Her work as a glass artist revolves around the themes of organic movement and open spaces with a focus on carefully selected colour palettes. The inspiration for her work stems from time spent hiking in the Niagara Escarpment, her daily commute, aerial photography, and the movement found in
watercolour paintings.
Not for sale.
Sydni Weatherson is a multidisciplinary artist and recent recipient of the Pattie Walker Memorial Award currently working out of Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Her work as a glass artist revolves around the themes of organic movement and open spaces with a focus on carefully selected colour palettes. The inspiration for her work stems from time spent hiking in the Niagara Escarpment, her daily commute, aerial photography, and the movement found in
watercolour paintings.
Not for sale.
Jean Paull
Regards to All
I work with clay, fragments, and layered processes to explore how memory is formed, preserved, and reinterpreted. Combining traditional ceramic techniques with digital tools, my pieces reflect the shifting boundaries between history and imagination, and the quiet spaces where personal and collective narratives converge.
For sale: $950. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
I work with clay, fragments, and layered processes to explore how memory is formed, preserved, and reinterpreted. Combining traditional ceramic techniques with digital tools, my pieces reflect the shifting boundaries between history and imagination, and the quiet spaces where personal and collective narratives converge.
For sale: $950. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Vanesa Trillia
Paired
Vanesa Trillia is a graduate of the Ceramics Program at Sheridan College. After too many years of working in the financial industry, she can finally say that she is a full-time artist. Her work is shown in juried shows across Ontario.
Not for sale.
Vanesa Trillia is a graduate of the Ceramics Program at Sheridan College. After too many years of working in the financial industry, she can finally say that she is a full-time artist. Her work is shown in juried shows across Ontario.
Not for sale.
Zsuzsa Monostory
Caretakers
My work is inspired by the natural world, by all living things. With a background in biology, I’ve always been fascinated by the human and animal form, behaviour, and the subtle ways we express emotion. These gestures and feelings are what I try to capture and reflect in my ceramic
figures.
Not for sale.
My work is inspired by the natural world, by all living things. With a background in biology, I’ve always been fascinated by the human and animal form, behaviour, and the subtle ways we express emotion. These gestures and feelings are what I try to capture and reflect in my ceramic
figures.
Not for sale.
Salina Szechtman
Golden Glow Fire
Inspired by Rapa Nui’s volcanic crater, I use layered textures, bold color contrasts, and dynamic brushwork to evoke the duality of destruction and renewal. My art captures volcanic energy and the emergence of new life, celebrating nature’s ongoing cycle of devastation, rebirth, and hope.
For sale: $125. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Inspired by Rapa Nui’s volcanic crater, I use layered textures, bold color contrasts, and dynamic brushwork to evoke the duality of destruction and renewal. My art captures volcanic energy and the emergence of new life, celebrating nature’s ongoing cycle of devastation, rebirth, and hope.
For sale: $125. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Thomas Paik
Sun Square Moon
This work explores how one form can divide into contrasting emotions. A moon jar, partially cut, becomes two narratives: the red-framed Sun fragment, tense with ribbon extrusions, expresses force and rupture. Beneath it, the black-glazed Moon jar heals through branching forms. Together, they reveal an inner conflict—how ego fractures while emotion quietly repairs.
For sale: $800. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
This work explores how one form can divide into contrasting emotions. A moon jar, partially cut, becomes two narratives: the red-framed Sun fragment, tense with ribbon extrusions, expresses force and rupture. Beneath it, the black-glazed Moon jar heals through branching forms. Together, they reveal an inner conflict—how ego fractures while emotion quietly repairs.
For sale: $800. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Tamara Sutton Funk
Lake 2505
Working in glass brings me a sense of calmness I instil into each of my pieces. I use a strip construction technique; mindfully placing the glass to encourage flow in the kiln. I explore the blending of colour and the play of light to imitate the motion of water.
For sale: $600. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Working in glass brings me a sense of calmness I instil into each of my pieces. I use a strip construction technique; mindfully placing the glass to encourage flow in the kiln. I explore the blending of colour and the play of light to imitate the motion of water.
For sale: $600. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Shagha Bikdeli
White Seed Vases
These slip-cast porcelain vases, inspired by organic forms like seeds and smooth river stones, explore softness, balance, and touch. I pair gentle curves with textured glaze surfaces that invite the viewer’s touch and create a calming presence. Each glaze is developed by me, reflecting my interest in peaceful colours and quiet, tactile beauty.
For sale: $700 each. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
These slip-cast porcelain vases, inspired by organic forms like seeds and smooth river stones, explore softness, balance, and touch. I pair gentle curves with textured glaze surfaces that invite the viewer’s touch and create a calming presence. Each glaze is developed by me, reflecting my interest in peaceful colours and quiet, tactile beauty.
For sale: $700 each. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Rebecca Heasman
Topography 1
Through the slow physical excavation of clay, combined with cone 10 atmospheric wood firings, I create scenes of exploratory topography. The intentional erosion of clay in its most delicate form brings me closer to understanding the underlying formations beneath our feet.
For sale: $198. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Through the slow physical excavation of clay, combined with cone 10 atmospheric wood firings, I create scenes of exploratory topography. The intentional erosion of clay in its most delicate form brings me closer to understanding the underlying formations beneath our feet.
For sale: $198. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Paula Cooley
Ashen Drift
My sculptural ceramics reflect my interest in the fantastic, that which is imagined, unseen or as-yet-unknown. I use the beauty of the strange to consider the tangled processes of evolution and mutation – whether they occur in an individual organism, across ecologies or a planet being inextricable changed by its inhabitant
For sale: $320. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
My sculptural ceramics reflect my interest in the fantastic, that which is imagined, unseen or as-yet-unknown. I use the beauty of the strange to consider the tangled processes of evolution and mutation – whether they occur in an individual organism, across ecologies or a planet being inextricable changed by its inhabitant
For sale: $320. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Natasha Martin
Speckled Blue
Navigating mental health challenges, I've found ceramics to be a somatic, meditative practice where my mind finds stillness. This work uses hollowed calabash as forms. Each brings irregular geometry—ridges, dimples, scars—that dictate the clay's final shape. The process mirrors our experiences: we are shaped by encounters that leave lasting impressions.
Navigating mental health challenges, I've found ceramics to be a somatic, meditative practice where my mind finds stillness. This work uses hollowed calabash as forms. Each brings irregular geometry—ridges, dimples, scars—that dictate the clay's final shape. The process mirrors our experiences: we are shaped by encounters that leave lasting impressions.
Marla Benton
Frolicking Birds
tulipere centre piece
Playfulness is at the heart of my creations. Interactivity is central to my work. The ability to engage with a piece fosters a deeper connection. My goal is to create art that lingers in the mind long after it’s been seen, pieces that invite contemplation and inspire connection.
Not for sale.
tulipere centre piece
Playfulness is at the heart of my creations. Interactivity is central to my work. The ability to engage with a piece fosters a deeper connection. My goal is to create art that lingers in the mind long after it’s been seen, pieces that invite contemplation and inspire connection.
Not for sale.
Patrick Li
Upside Down Jellyfish
I create ceramic sculptures that explore how material, form, and space shape human experience. Rooted in my architectural background, my work emphasizes movement, shifting perspectives, and emotional resonance. Each piece invites curiosity and gradual discovery, revealing the subtle relationship between the natural world, built environments, and the viewer.
Not for sale.
I create ceramic sculptures that explore how material, form, and space shape human experience. Rooted in my architectural background, my work emphasizes movement, shifting perspectives, and emotional resonance. Each piece invites curiosity and gradual discovery, revealing the subtle relationship between the natural world, built environments, and the viewer.
Not for sale.
Liz lau
Heart
Shaped by a Hong Kong–Canadian heritage, my practice centres on clay as a vessel for gesture, memory, and change. Through layered processes, I create forms that hold both control and surrender, inviting viewers to encounter movement, stillness, and possibility within the material.
Not for sale.
Shaped by a Hong Kong–Canadian heritage, my practice centres on clay as a vessel for gesture, memory, and change. Through layered processes, I create forms that hold both control and surrender, inviting viewers to encounter movement, stillness, and possibility within the material.
Not for sale.
Kelly Ford-Dulson
Beyond Books
“Beyond Books," Installed in the Wasaga Beach Public Library, is inspired by values of a new library, inviting the community to envision beyond everyday materials like glass and library norms.
Not for sale.
“Beyond Books," Installed in the Wasaga Beach Public Library, is inspired by values of a new library, inviting the community to envision beyond everyday materials like glass and library norms.
Not for sale.
Karen Franzen
Wee Vessel with 2 Crows
I make functional clay objects that celebrate the rituals of everyday life. This series of colourful narrative earthenware vessels incorporates screen-printing techniques, where I play with pattern, colour, and repetition. Together, these elements form a kind of visual crossword puzzle—an evolving way to tell my life story.
Not for sale.
I make functional clay objects that celebrate the rituals of everyday life. This series of colourful narrative earthenware vessels incorporates screen-printing techniques, where I play with pattern, colour, and repetition. Together, these elements form a kind of visual crossword puzzle—an evolving way to tell my life story.
Not for sale.
Jordan Danger
Letting the Inside Out
I use clay to blur the lines between craft and art. My works are gentle and inviting while also carrying deep meaning for those seeking to understand. I explore human somatic experiences in many of my works, taking advantage of the flexibility of clay to express many different feelings.
Not for sale.
I use clay to blur the lines between craft and art. My works are gentle and inviting while also carrying deep meaning for those seeking to understand. I explore human somatic experiences in many of my works, taking advantage of the flexibility of clay to express many different feelings.
Not for sale.
Jo-Ann Jordan
My Rainbow
I love to immerse myself in the tactile experience of working with clay, challenging and pushing myself to make larger more interesting pieces, experiment with unusual making techniques, and to find new and better ways to incorporate my love of colour into elements of my ceramics practice.
For sale: $750. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
I love to immerse myself in the tactile experience of working with clay, challenging and pushing myself to make larger more interesting pieces, experiment with unusual making techniques, and to find new and better ways to incorporate my love of colour into elements of my ceramics practice.
For sale: $750. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Jane Garcia
Rose of Sharon Hero
Military canteens: discarded fragments of war now offered for sale as ironic bud vases. Bearers of essential water, canteens were protected, swapped & stolen… some ultimately landing on foreign soils to stand side by side with their counterparts from opposing forces… worn and perhaps no longer intact but still present and ready to serve.
Not for sale.
Military canteens: discarded fragments of war now offered for sale as ironic bud vases. Bearers of essential water, canteens were protected, swapped & stolen… some ultimately landing on foreign soils to stand side by side with their counterparts from opposing forces… worn and perhaps no longer intact but still present and ready to serve.
Not for sale.
Jamila Monahan
What is Left Behind
My work in this series explores material memory, environmental erosion, and our shifting relationship with land. Hand-carved Kurinuki vessels echo geological processes, their surfaces marked by local clays, minerals, and smoke firing. Formed through excavation and
transformation, they reflect geologic and human-made fractures, witnessing the disruptions shaping ecosystems of the Canadian Shield and Niagara Escarpment.
For sale: $1200. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
My work in this series explores material memory, environmental erosion, and our shifting relationship with land. Hand-carved Kurinuki vessels echo geological processes, their surfaces marked by local clays, minerals, and smoke firing. Formed through excavation and
transformation, they reflect geologic and human-made fractures, witnessing the disruptions shaping ecosystems of the Canadian Shield and Niagara Escarpment.
For sale: $1200. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Ivy Hills
Put Your Hands Together
Ivy Hills is a Craft and Design (ceramics) student currently attending her 4th year at Sheridan College. She enjoys blending sculptural forms with hand-built vessels. Ivy uses expressive surface decoration to explore narrative. Ivy’s goal is to create pottery that shares her experiences navigating life as a young woman.
Not for sale.
Ivy Hills is a Craft and Design (ceramics) student currently attending her 4th year at Sheridan College. She enjoys blending sculptural forms with hand-built vessels. Ivy uses expressive surface decoration to explore narrative. Ivy’s goal is to create pottery that shares her experiences navigating life as a young woman.
Not for sale.
Jacquie Blondin
Quatrefoil III
Rooted in geometric mathematics, my ceramic forms use altered slabs to explore curves, intersections, and essential shape. Oxidation-fired and simply finished, glazed or unglazed, the work highlights symmetry and balance. Through restrained form and surface, I aim to create objects that steady attention and offer calm relief.
For sale: $500. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Rooted in geometric mathematics, my ceramic forms use altered slabs to explore curves, intersections, and essential shape. Oxidation-fired and simply finished, glazed or unglazed, the work highlights symmetry and balance. Through restrained form and surface, I aim to create objects that steady attention and offer calm relief.
For sale: $500. Contact fusion@clayandglass.on.ca
Meet the Juror
Teresa Dunlop
Teresa Dunlop is an award-winning ceramic artist and educator whose work has received national and international recognition. A graduate of Sheridan College with a residency at Harbourfront Centre, she developed her acclaimed wood-fired baskets through mentorship with Tony Clennell, earning awards such as Best in Show at Fireworks 2015, the Juror’s Choice Award at the 50th Anniversary International Cone Box Exhibition, and a 2019 FUSION Design Award. She continues to exhibit widely, lead workshops, and contribute to the clay community through her active involvement in FUSION, the Newmarket Group of Artists, and Pine Tree Potters’ Guild. LEARN MORE.
Teresa Dunlop Bio
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