Studio view with multiple works in progress, 2019. These platters are made from slumping clay into a stretched canvas to curve the surface. I’ve made several plaster molds of curved canvas surfaces for different sizes and shapes. This process relegates the stretched canvas to the role of a tool in creating ceramic forms - a positional demotion that I snarkily relish. But in truth it’s only a demotion on the surface and in theoretical-historical-hierarchies. I think moving towards service requires an elevation in consciousness, purpose, and spiritual energy. This belief is very much a part of my current thinking and renewed embrace of pottery and functional ceramics.
Ceramic platter drying in a stretched canvas “hammock” before moving to the drying rack.