The Art of Contemporary American Pottery Quotes

“Many of us find comfort and interest in old, familiar things, while others seek inspiration or stimulation in the blatantly new or unconventional.” Charity Davis-Woodard”
― Kevin A. Hluch, The Art of Contemporary American Pottery

“Pots can create a world of slow time where meaning can be found.” Chris Staley”
― Kevin A. Hluch, The Art of Contemporary American Pottery

“But it can be affirmed that an aesthetically successful pot is a utensil satisfying life-sustaining needs with an element of its creator’s character ever present. In recognizing this one can see that using pottery is a daily communion and a celebration of life. This spirit is first given freely in the creation of the pot and then again in the daily activities that literally sustain and celebrate life. And”
― Kevin A. Hluch, The Art of Contemporary American Pottery

“English potter Michael Cardew speaks incisively of this when he says, “And this is something of a paradox, because, in becoming more skillful and more expert, you think you should be making pots more successfully and more safely, but as soon as you rest content with being safe and successful, your pots begin to be static and begin to be dead. They will only stay alive if they are always being brought to birth dangerously.”5”
― Kevin A. Hluch, The Art of Contemporary American Pottery

“I feel machines can make pots faster and more economical than I, what I strive for in my pots, is to give what the machine cannot, the mark of the human hand.” Donn Buchfinck”
― Kevin A. Hluch, The Art of Contemporary American Pottery