My Urns have started to emerge as a spearate exploration of forms that express my thoughts more directly. I spend hours writing in journals that have become as much illustrated pages as they are expressions of what I am thinking and feeling. I tear and cut images and illustrations from ephemera and magazines to create pages that I can then write on. It seemed a natural progression to start to express those thoughts in my ceramic forms on torn clay.
The Japanese call these little sippers Guinomi – distinct from Yunomi because they are smaller. Often made for sipping sake. I think of them as a way to take small sips of a special drink. Sake is delicious, but maybe you have a special whiskey or scotch you want to taste. Take a sip, savor the aroma and taste. You won’t be gulping your drink with these!
