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Functional/Utilitarian

Flowers and branches mug

Kari Woolsey

Pottery Prototypes

Anna Graef

Tectonic Tea

The tea set was wheel-thrown and altered, then hand-painted with colored stains. The pattern is inspired by crystalline rock formations. Fired in a wood/ soda kiln.

The tea set was wheel-thrown and altered, then hand-painted with colored stains. The pattern is inspired by crystalline rock formations. Fired in a wood/ soda kiln.

Nature’s Cushion

Wheel-thrown functional mugs sit on top of mini platforms that flip over to become functional bowls. Fired in a soda/wood kiln.

Wheel-thrown functional mugs sit on top of mini platforms that flip over to become functional bowls. Fired in a soda/wood kiln.

Celestial Frequency

A ceramic container with a lid sits on top of a glowing shelf. LED lights, a sound sensor, and a power cable are hidden on the interior of the shelf. When exposed to sound, the shelf glows brighter, changes color, and flickers, allowing the hidden circuit board pattern to be displayed.

A ceramic container with a lid sits on top of a glowing shelf. LED lights, a sound sensor, and a power cable are hidden on the interior of the shelf. When exposed to sound, the shelf glows brighter, changes color, and flickers, allowing the hidden circuit board pattern to be displayed.

Concentra

Constructed using translucent porcelain, the work references ambiguous biological life sculpted with a weblike skin and carefully decorated with intricate concentric patterns similar to those found on sea creatures. Bridging traditional pottery and contemporary sculpture, the vessel sits atop a glowing platform that displays a hidden pattern under the surface of the porcelain. Using bioluminescent […]

Constructed using translucent porcelain, the work references ambiguous biological life sculpted with a weblike skin and carefully decorated with intricate concentric patterns similar to those found on sea creatures. Bridging traditional pottery and contemporary sculpture, the vessel sits atop a glowing platform that displays a hidden pattern under the surface of the porcelain.  Using bioluminescent jellyfish as inspiration for the glowing form, this work uses indistinct illusion as a form of communication in combination with the functional vessel.

Drip Sequence

A porcelain watering pot sits on top of a platform that lights up with a controller. The blue surface design is hand-painted and inspired by droplets of water. When the platform glows, a hidden pattern displays. LED lights are hidden under the carved base and connected to a rechargeable battery.

A porcelain watering pot sits on top of a platform that lights up with a controller. The blue surface design is hand-painted and inspired by droplets of water. When the platform glows, a hidden pattern displays. LED lights are hidden under the carved base and connected to a rechargeable battery.

Retiform

A pitcher sits atop a porcelain platform that lights up with a controller. When the platform glows, a hidden pattern displays. The red surface is hand-painted and inspired by lattice structures found on insect wings. LED lights are hidden and connected to a rechargeable battery.

A  pitcher sits atop a porcelain platform that lights up with a controller. When the platform glows, a hidden pattern displays. The red surface is hand-painted and inspired by lattice structures found on insect wings. LED lights are hidden and connected to a rechargeable battery.

Floral Pitcher

This is one piece with two angles merged together.

This is one piece with two angles merged together.

Blue SCM Jar with Floral Carving

Allen Chen

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