Faceted Coffee Mug by Micheal Smith

Measures approximately 3.5 x 4.5 x 3.5".

By Micheal Smith of Kansas City, Missouri.

Function is the starting point and context for my work. My best work is completed through the act of its use. When I am throwing, marking or altering pots, the process becomes like a dance - listening to the music of the wheel, creating and interacting with the rhythms, dancing on the edge of collapse.

When the last mark is made and the wheel stops, the pot, like a photograph, captures the dancer in motion. I strive to keep the movement alive in my work - allowing it to evolve as I participate in its creation, never losing the delight in creating pots that bring pleasure to everyday experience.