handmade ceramicsPut some great food on a handmade plate, some fruit in a lovely handmade bowl, drink coffee from a handmade mug. You'll feel the difference, you'll see it.
That's when functional pottery truly comes to life. Years ago, just out of school, I gave a mug to a friend's husband who didn't really understand what the whole big deal about ceramics was, who needed all this handmade stuff - you know what I'm talking about...anyway, a few months later he told me that he drinks only out of the mug I gave him. I truly believe that there is that magical feel using handmade ceramics.
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July 2013 Tonight the 7th biennale for Israeli ceramics opens. Imprinting on clay - Cultural memory in Israeli ceramic art. The curator - Anat Gatenio. You can read about it here - http://www.eretzmuseum.org.il/e/282/ There are 66 artists, including me...My piece is called - Proper Dress. I've always been interested in women's dress and the connection to women's status in society, in different times. On the one hand, advance, progress on the other - oppression, holding back ( and I'm talking about the western society...) I started out with tons of information and images... Then came the editing and sorting stage, Anat the curator, was a huge help. I was getting attatched to the images..but once she got me going, the editing felt good and turned the lots of information into a tight cohesive bunch of information.
The result is a 6 meter long strip of tiles, picturing western women's inner and outer attire from ancient greece to the 20's of the twentieth century. Much has changed or maybe not ? |
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