As if traveling in a dream world, artist Mark Chatterley's explores the place that exists between wakefulness and sleep. Chatterley's work is timeless yet contemporary, as if the sculptures were excavated from a civilization yet to exist. The sculptor explains: “I have an interest in past cultures and how my work will be viewed a hundred years from now. I am currently thinking of art as instinct: how it affects our everyday lives, how it was used for survival and passed down through the generations.” Chatterley’s custom built kiln allows him to fire life-size figures and forms, but also intricately intertwined groupings of several to many figures. Chatterley’s mastery of glazes rests in his constant experimentation, pushing the boundaries and expectations of the materials. Chatterley is best known for his cratered “lava glazes” that he controls, playing with the bubble size with different chemicals – bone ash and silicon carbide. But it is not an exact science: atmosphere in the kiln, the weather outside and thickness of the glaze all affect the results. Receiving his BFA and MFA from Michigan State University, Chatterley works in a studio barn in a small town near East Lansing. The recipient of numerous awards, Chatterley's work has been shown and sought-after throughout the United States, including collected by the late Robin Williams.