Pottery simultaneously serves as container and carrier of cultural information and manifests the dual roles of concrete utility and abstract symbolism. Drawing on these multiple functions, I seek objects of future nostalgia by making work that is a reverberation of the past. The repetition of shapes and reiteration of pattern is an effort to understand the dynamic between the surface and form. Shifts in scale and the incorporation of mixed media further complicate meaning and continue the development of a deepened understanding of the perceptions at play. Through references to the ubiquitous coffee cup and bathroom tile, my work explores the role of ornament; its relationship to the vessel and the human impulse for continuous innovation.
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Roman Leaf Plate -
Oval Dish Duo -
Black and White Mug -
Line Mug -
Butter dishPhoto by Carmen Belanger
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Butter dishPhoto by Carmen Belanger
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Porringer -
Grey Dot PitcherPhoto by Kathryn Gremley
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Grey Dot PitcherPhoto by Kathryn Gremley
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Large ServerPhoto by Kathryn Gremley
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Larger ServerPhoto by Kathryn Gremley
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Salad PlatePhoto by Kathryn Gremley
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Salad PlatePhoto by Kathryn Gremley
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Medium ServerPhoto by Kathryn Gremley
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Medium ServerPhoto by Kathryn Gremley
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Flag Basin -
Flower Urn -
Monochromatic Flower Urn -
Green Dot MugPhoto by Kathryn Gremley
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Red Dot Urn