It is not very difficult to like my work. Everything shines and glitters, is adorable, and the details of eyes, tongues, noses and ears are endearing.

People love that kind of refinement., It can bring back memories of precious Meissen porcelain. That’s just the way I like it. I want people to love my sculptures.

I want them to loose their hearts to…

Presented by the nonprofit Society of Arts and Crafts, CraftBoston is among the premier juried exhibitions and sales of contemporary craft in the U.S. The twice-annual show features the most outstanding artists of our time, showcasing one-of-a-kind and limited edition baskets, ceramics, decorative fiber wearables, furniture, glass jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper…

VIA: MUSING ABOUT MUD

"Art has been an obsession of mine since I was a little girl. It…

^{GRAYSON PERRY, BUT WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO WEAR TO THE SURFACE DECORATION BALL!, CIRCA 1988. ESTIMATE £20,000–30,000.}

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Richard Peterson, Home of the Free

Earthenware, wheelthrown with pressmold top, sgraffito, underglaze, fired to cone 4, 4.5 x 2.25 x 2 inches. --- Image credit: Charlie Cummings, Charlie Cummings…

A detail from an Edmund de Waal installation. Credit Mike Bruce/Gagosian Gallery

"There's a fire starting in my kiln. Hotter than that pottery scene in that Patrick Swayze film. Since you left it's just been me and my despair. I've tried to fill the hole you left with a lot of earthenware."

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Mad Kid's Bedroom Wall Pot, Grayson Perry, 1996. Image © Nick Moss

Grayson Perry was never motivated by a desire to work in clay as such, but chose pottery because studio ceramics was in ‘thrall to a formal idea’. Having gained pottery skills at evening classes,…

Amanda Packer. Recollect (collection of pendants). Copper, silver, enamel, paint, thread. $200 each. 2" x 5" x 1.5" average. LEAP Winner 2014.

The LEAP Award was established in 2007 in honor of SCC Director of Exhibitions Kate Lydon’s 20-years of service.  The program…

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Bath School of Art and…

Sammiches: Kyle & His Dagwood, Black & White Giclée Print with color acetate overlay, Commission for Star Gods Press

I am overwhelmed.

The incessant input of stimulation - ideas, conversations, revelations, objects, sounds, images, and reflections -…