Post #3 Bowls, Bowls, & More Bowls

A good bowl is often hard to come by, that is if you are a frequent shopper of mass industry shopping chains or big business cookie cutter dish companies. However, if you were going to purchase a dish from one of these four artists, you would have a very beautiful piece indeed. Such as this lovely bowl done by Warren Mackenzie in which he used a drop-rim technique that is visually striking. the base of this bowl is stunning as well, as we see it has to be perfectly balanced with the size of the top in order to stand, and hold your favorite breakfast or soup. It gives the impression of a mushroom, and that in itself is charming, and since that draws from nature, it is classic as well.

Moving on to Linda Arbuckle and her work "Oval: Structure of Fall" where Mr. Mackenzie's work is more classic and geared towards a natural look, Linda Arbuckle seems to enjoy a more modernistic approach to bowls, with her dramatic sectioned of spaces horizontal and vertical lines, and to tie it all together, a touch of nature with her leaves that wrap around the center. It also helps to tie in the bump she has for her base which gives the feeling of balance, and sturdiness.

The third work that interests me out of these artists is this bowl by Shoji Hamada. The slightly outward lip, in contrast with the small inward base connected by the diagonal line of the form is stunning. Also the detail in the glaze and design of the interior of this bowl are also equally striking. Its earthy tone and lack of straight lines, like those seen in Linda Arbuckle's work are rugged and outdoorsy, which is visually appealing to me.

And last but not least is Suze Lindsay's work with bowls. Her tall angled bowl style is cute, and I enjoy the fact that it's super skinny at the bottom then curves upwards nicely for an elegant tapered look. She compliments the base with a slightly out curved bottom to help keep this interesting structure standing. The glaze design is nice as well, more geometric similar to Ms. Arbuckles work but with more natural tones such as the ones from Mr. Hamada's bowls. The lip is nicely curved to create a slight straight line to make the bowl more comfortable for touch, and it contrasts nicely to the sloping line below it.

In conclusion there are many different beautiful styles out there and many different ceramics artists out there to create them, and I enjoyed looking at these four artists and their work with bowls. It gives me interesting ideas with what to do in class and possibly what to experiment with.