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Dubhe Carreño Gallery Contemporary Ceramic Art |
Jayson Lawfer
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Artist’s Statement
It is important for a tea bowl, a sake pourer, or a platter to engage with the user a sense of existence and duty. I feel that in the world we live today, where many objects are mass produced and without thought, a handmade ceramic pot reveals something more. It reveals a sense of dedication and determination by the creator to release artistic thought and meet the demands of practical purpose.
The atmosphere of soda and wood firings engulf my senses. I wonder and study about how flashing patterns, wood ash deposits, and glaze colors are formed and challenge myself to find answers. I do so knowing that some of these answers are left unknown within the special life that lives and breathes inside of each kiln. Passion lives within everybody. Mine is in the momentum of clay. |