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Artist Statement:
The base of my work remains
the functional clay pot and
how pottery speaks to what
groups of people have in
common. Tableware implies an
abundance of food and a
willingness to share it.
Earthenware is the most common
clay and ubiquitous throughout
human cultures for millennia.
These pots attempt to combine
the things I love about pots
from around the world. I am
particularly interested in
slipware from the cultures
surrounding the Mediterranean
and near east during the 9th
through 12th century AD. The
local pots of the Islamic and
Byzantine Empires had very
similar shapes and patterns
even though they were locked
in nearly permanent conflict
they ate from the same plates.
Well-traveled trade routes
existed between China and Iraq
where porcelain met cobalt.
Rome and the crusades brought
this Mediterranean melting pot
aesthetic to early English
pottery. I blend and borrow
elements of these and other
cultures to make work that
might sprout fresh leaves on
the potter’s family tree while
remaining true to it’s roots.
George Ohr, the Mad Potter of
Biloxi, called his pots “Mud
Babies”, and in that spirit it
is my hope that these pots
reflect some of the joy ...
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