Ceramic Archivists An on-going commission for the Internet Archive by sculptor Nuala Creed

Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, went to China and was impressed with the Xian warriors. After he got back, he decided to hire Nuala Creed to start making sculptures representing indivuals who had dedicated at least three years of service to the Archive. Nuala has made 63 to date. They are on display in the Great Room of the Internet Archive, in San Francisco, California.

"I love this commission, it allows me to do what I love, to create figures in clay. The Ceramic Archivists are hand-built, each figure is unique. I work from a photograph of the person, and a brief statement as to their interests. As I build the figure it is almost as though I am getting to know that person. Many of the figures are holding something, a coffee cup, book, cell phone, plate of cookies, knitting, a laptop etc. which personalizes them. Though I have made 63 of them to date, each piece still presents a challenge to convay the individual."

2012, Nuala Creed www.nualacreed.com