To the Brim...

Suze Lindsay has a way of using slip, glaze adornment and additional hand building to bring her pottery to life. Although this may be the case, much of her work leaves more to be desired, as if a story teller were to recite only the first sentence of his tale. One thing I can appreciate of Suze Lindsays work, however, is her lack of precise symmetry.

With often general forms and earthen colors, Warren Mackenzie has a more simple and traditional quality to his work. This being said, he also has mischievous surprises such as this elevated shino glazed drop rim bowl, that goes beyond how we see a bowl in the traditional sense.

With even the most basic form Shoji Hamada can tell a beautiful story that may in turn leave your slumber a horrific nightmare. Even when limited to only one or two varieties of glaze, this man can stir up emotions and wonder I would have never thought a bowl to be capable of. This bowl here is estimated at $60,000-$90,000. Could you imagine eating your cinnamon toast crunch in that?

Then there is Linda Arbuckle. What physical arrangement lacks in her work, her obnoxious décor has a way of imposing its presence to your consciousness. This bowl is an example of most everything that displeases me in ceramics. I feel as if simply by perusing the isles of Bed Bath & Beyond I could find work that holds a striking relation to this piece and others like it.