reflecting this afternoon...

... on the nature of the vessel...












portal/reconstruction
scanned and altered 35 mm slide
2001

conceptvessel began in 2001, as an exploration of the hidden nature of the vessel... of the energies imparted on clay as it is worked by human hand, transformed by fire, and further transmuted through the digital process of image manipulation...

resources for the journey

vessels on conceptvessel.net
ceramics art and perception (some articles online)

and remembering tea and tea vessels...

tea storage jar: shigaraki ware
... from the cleveland museum of art's japanese art collection

be well!
jeanne