I have structured these bears using a certain formula for construction, that allows for gesture and natural movement of the somewhat graceless bear.
Farmwurx was created as a vehicle to enable the creation of comprehensible works of art that have conceptual roots. The works are thought provoking, but adhere to the rules of marketing artisan; function + aesthetics.
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SAVE A TREE mugs are made with the template of the 20 oz paper coffee cup, and fit in a standard cup holder.
Word Ware bowls are inscribed with food and eating quotes that prompt thought of the processes, preparation and social implications of mastication.
The Apothecary Series
Precious bottles filled with the cure-all to all the world’s ills.
Ceramic bottles that evoke the sensibilities of old-world snake-oil medicine vessels.
Figurative work has historically been the essence of creating movement, form, emotion and characterization. I have long been a practitioner of the art of life drawing, and this is of course translated into 3-d and function ware.
At the
B.C. Ceramics Art Gallery
In the
Exhibition
Spottery
“On
the
Spot”
April
2011