“I made my first pot - a wretched little bowl with a pitted glaze - in November, 1962. This simple act changed my life, leading me to believe, 50 years later, that potters may change the world for the better, one handful at a time. My feeling is that we potters finish our work, but only others can complete it, through use. Pottery, therefore, is only finished once, but can be completed endlessly, by a succession of users, keeping it active in a variety of settings. When we say we are “moved” by a pot, it may be the animating force of its creator refusing to be still”.
—jack troy
(Source: seagull-goddess, via jaywiese)
“Clay offers an incredible range of color and texture, and I haven’t explored a fraction of what’s available” (via maker stories: clam lab | Design*Sponge).
“eindhoven-based dave hakkens has developed as series of ceramic jugs that take influence from the characteristics of shrinking porcelain. by exploring the boundaries of the processes involved, hakkens conceived a master mold with a variety of textures and materials through slip-casting. due to a 14% incremental kiln shrinkage rate, each form is used as a template for further processing the jugs into smaller versions. from this, the original 5 liter mold is transformed into a collection of 10 objects with the smallest being 10 milliliters” (via dave hakkens: shrinking ceramic jugs).
