Marcia Selsor Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 Do you have a favorite potter whose work inspires you? Or what DOES influence you in your creations? Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Marcia, you ask the best questions! Gotta think about that one. r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJR Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 There are a lot. I am looking at Bede Clarkes' work in the latest edition of Ceramics Monthly. I like the colour decoration and use of slips. I also like his wood-fired work. Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted September 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 Bede Clark had an awesome article in the latest Ceramics Monthly. I saw him demonstrating at a recent NCECA. He makes some really beautiful pieces. I agree. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc McMillan Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 I've mentioned her before so forgive the duplication: Gabrielle Koch. I have no idea how she does influence me, and I try not to 'copy' her work. But somewhere deep inside I'm sure her work has directed mine. http://www.gabrielekoch.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebekah Krieger Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Oh dear, I wish I knew their names! The ones that inspire me the most are whoever made these pots: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/111323422014380820/ http://www.pinterest.com/pin/111323422012985846/ http://www.pinterest.com/pin/111323422012525622/ http://www.pinterest.com/pin/137641332334122660/ I love ancient pots with animal attachments, faces, and unusual handles. It feels like it's giving soul and a face to something from a time that is hard to conceive. I love how the shapes of pots are not the same that we find in modern pottery. My favorite "modern" potter has got to be lucy rei. probably for the same reason, she made shapes that she likes, not what she thought she was supposed to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 I haven't seen much of his work but JBaymore's work ethic inspired me to change how I tackle problems and go about my work in an educated way. What really inspires me is the universe, specifically trees, water and stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted October 1, 2014 Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 I have followed John Glick's career for years, interesting, innovative, prolific. However, I draw inspiration from everything I see, including pinterest searches, and constant browsing of books and magazines. I usually find myself looking to see if I am doing anything different, rather than to follow someone else's footsteps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Mostert Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Another vote for Gabriele Koch. I think inspiration and influence aren't always the same thing. Some artist's work I find inspiring even when it's completely different from mine. And sometimes work that you don't find particularly inspiring can spark an idea that gets incorporated in your own work.Other potters that inspire me (you can't expect me to chose only one):Halima CasselEva HildMagdalene OdundoIan GarrettJuan Quezada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Cathi Jefferson for her sense of form and use of soda/salt as material, Gail Nichols for her approach to firing, and using her kiln as a tool to paint with (And because they are both incredibly cool ladies that I wanna be when I grow up) Martin Tagseth for teaching me about form, and how to source it from historical references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Cathie J. And I were in Kelowna Clay Fest together. We were evacuated during the fires.forest fires ate 300 homes and the sky looked like Hell blowing up! We shared a basement floor and talked most of the night .. Probably too freaked out to sleep.Gabriele Koch. her work is elegant I like her a lot. I got a gravy boat from her from our joint exhibition. Gail Nichols was one of our roomies at an NCECA and I got one of her pieces too. Both great soda firers. I could add Ruthanne Tudball to the lady soda fairies. her work is also beautiful! I also agree with Gabriele Koch. Her work is beautiful. Thanks for bringing so much talent to the forefront for others. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Kate Malone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhumf Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Simon Leach - No nonsense pottery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 My current two favorite potters are Japanese. I am not sure if they are big wigs in the industry or not, but I love their work: 1. http://mushimeganebooks.com/ 2. http://hashimotoshinobu.com/ I think they are what I strive to become more than anything. I love how they let the form do most of the work and the glaze is just there to be there. I find a lot of potters that I look at use the glaze to make up for the pot, here I feel these two really have beautiful pots and the glaze just makes it cherry on top of the icing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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