Lidded Vessels- Katie Berberick

This is a jar by Mark Hewitt, and it is an example of slip work with textured glaze. This image was attractive to me initially because of the form of the jar. The extreme round belly of the jar contrasts with the narrow foot. An additional interesting feature of this jar is the collar that Mark creates for the gallery lid to sit in.

I became very intersted in the work of Victoria Christen. I really enjoy her line work. the contrast in sharpness of the lines adds depth to piece. I also learned that this is a soda glaze. I feel that her forms are remiscent of the surface treatments that she uses because the surface is very loose and natural. The form also seems effortless. It is as though the clay is allowed to take on its own shape rather than a shape that was carefully, and tightly manipulated.

This jar by Victoria Christen uses very warm tones compared to the one pictured above. We see similar line quality where she has applied loose brushstrokes and then layered tight lines on top. This jar was fired by electric oxidation.

http://www.accessceramics.org/results/object/17/

Cups and Trays- Katie Berberick

Clay is an extremely diverse medium, and this quarter I have been working to use my background as a painter as influence in ceramics. Researching this idea led me to Bede Clarke. He is a ceramic artist, but he dabbles in painting and scupture as well. This is a platter by Bede Clarke, and it is a beautiful demonstration of his painterly style. I have learned that his forms are thrown, and then altered and handbuilt. His surface treatment is called engobes which is a type of slip.

This is a sculptural piece by Bede Clark. I greatly appreciate the openness and ambiguity of his work. I was struck by his description of the sculptural pieces on the website.

"Who cares if it's a pot or a sculpture, or a figure or abstract, if it's big or small, if it's flat or round or how it was fired. I'm just always trying to do the same thing - make things which say to me, "maybe there is more here than you ever imagined - can you just grow a bit taller to see it and listen a bit deeper to hear it?" It's always just ahead, just around the next corner. It can be a part of the wonderful complexity of being a human and it can also be nothing - nothing, if that's what we chose to make of it." Clarke's statement demonstrates an attitude of art that I can realte to. I enjoy approaching art in an experimental manner without a perfect vision of what it will turn out to be.

This is a tray by Linda Arbuckle, and she created a great form with this peice. It is a simple shape, but very finctional. It appears that she added the handles to the orginal form, but she synthesized the tray very well with the surface treatment.

In investigating cups and trays, I knew that I wanted to create a form in cups that would be functional without a handle. I found a set of cups by Sanam Emami that emanated this idea.

http://www.bedeclarkestudio.com/bedeclarkestudio.com/home.html

http://www.accessceramics.org/results/object/22/

http://www.accessceramics.org/results/object/2/

Cups and Handles- Katie Berberick

I appreciate the form that Sanam Emami creates with these two cups. The simplicity allows for her surface treatments to speak for themselves. Additionally, this shape is ideal for placement of handles. In my own work I found difficulty with round cups in combination with the handle. The outward slanted line that Emami utilizes is more user friendly for holding the cup.

This mug by Eric Rempe is a unique form and surface treatment. It is an example of throwing and alteration techniques. He fired it in a gas kiln. I am drawn to the shape that hi has created in combination with the color treatments.

This is a cup by Paul McCoy, and I am referencing it because his surface treatments are incredible. He is a ceramics professor at Baylor University, and in my research I found that his work is wood and salt fired. Much of his work has reductive techniques that add texture to the peices. It was though researching this type of surface treatment that I found inspiration for the surface treatment for my own work. The additive and reductive techniques brought intersting results in Paul's work and this is a process that I will continnue to explore myself. I personally enjoy the simplicity in his forms because this allows the surface treatment to become the focus of the peice.

This is a vase also by Paul McCoy, and again we see evidence of additive and reductive techniques. The nuetral tones in his surface treatment are also applicable to the concepts that I have been working with this quarter.

http://www.accessceramics.org/results/object/2/

http://www.accessceramics.org/results/object/19/

http://www.baylor.edu/art/index.php?id=55185

Jars with Lids_Louise Shye

As I have researched jars with lids, I came across a style I enjoyed. much like these two jars by Dan Schmitt. I like the way the lids were thrown, much like a water drop and the way the water ripples is what this reminds me of. The jar, however, I feel like it does not go with the lid very well.

This next image is not a jar however I enjoy the shape of this to incorporate in my jars, It is more of a feminine look and as a female role is usually (for cooking) it is suitable. I would love to have my first set look similar to this, especially with the lids like with Dan Schmitt's jars.

I like the vary in size, much like this image. As of now I have troubles throwing bigger, and I would like to take the challenge to build my skill level up. I am not sure whether I want the gradual in size or the vary in size as in this image.

In this last image, by Kristen Kieffer, I was real fond on how different these looked, more like of an egg style. The shape of these were unusual especially the way the rim is. I would also like to make one of the sets to where the lid sits in like these ones.

Sources

http://www.accessceramics.org/results/series_title/73/

http://www.accessceramics.org/image/1055/

http://www.accessceramics.org/image/195/

http://www.accessceramics.org/image/2311/

Jars with Lids_Louise

Jars, Lids, and Other Containers By Mariana Miller

When one looks at pots that are meant to contain something the eye should recognize that the form of the pot (and usually the lid that goes with it) coincides with what it is meant to hold. There are always artists that make a pot with the visual aspect in mind rather than the functionality. Kirk Mangus has hand built his jars to have the appearance of a face. If he had the intention of the jars being functional, I can’t guess what he pictured putting inside these jars.

A container’s body is made to fit whatever is going to be placed inside. If the jar is going to hold food then the size of the jar will be larger than a jar that holds jewelry. These jars by Dan Schmitt are a good example of a smaller jar. My family has a jar of a similar size (and close to the exact look!) where we keep ear swabs.

The lids on these jars are easy to use because of how easy the handles are to grab. The handles look small enough to fit in between a person’s fingers, convenient if their hands are holding other objects. This last piece is by Robert Briscoe. This particular jar has a different type of lid from Schmitt’s jars and along with a wonderful glaze the piece is entitled “Sugar Jar”…I wonder what he meant this piece to be used for.

"Dog Girl." Kirk Mangus. http://accessceramics.org/results/object/17/

"Rabbit Girl Jar." Kirk Mangus. http://accessceramics.org/results/object/17/

"Covered Jars." Dan Schmitt. http://accessceramics.org/results/object/17/

"'Sugar Jar.'" Robert Briscoe. http://accessceramics.org/results/object/17/

Lidded Vessels by Kristen Moon

In researching lidded vessels I found that I like a variety of different lids, and vessels. I found that I was really drawn to lids that were unique or had some unique quality to them.

Victoria Christen

I really like how Victoria Christen's lid sets on top of the jar, most lids that I found are inset with a handle. This one looks like a jar that you would put sugar or flour in. I also love the surface work that was done on this jar, and lid. I like the spiral on the lid, and the parts that look like finger marks.

Sequoia Miller

What I love about Sequoia Miller's lid on this piece is the handle. I love the clean lines and the square handle. It looks very industrial, but then the color scheme and the plant painting on the side soften that a bit. I just really am attracted to the lines on this piece.

Janet Mansfield

Now to get in touch with my whimsical side! Janet Mansfield does something very fun with this lid, it looks like the top of a pumpkin to me! I love how the lid looks like it belongs with this jar.

Ayumi Horie

And last but not least, Ayumi Horie. I obviously love the surface work on this jar, but I also like how it reminds me of a cookie jar! I feel like with a jar like this whatever is inside it will just pale in comparison to the outside.