The Vessel
The ceramic vessels pictured were made on the pottery wheel beginning as a single lump of clay. They were created by various methods such as throwing multiple parts and then joining the sections together, and by next, shaping the pot to give it form. Some are made by the hand built method, hand-rolling long coils of clay, then wrapping and attaching them around the edges of the pot, and then pinching the coils together to build upwards.
When looking at this pottery, the viewer might ask: Does this piece have utility? What will go inside? Where will it go in the world? Is it something of beauty? Does the object have a function to protect or preserve? Is this a piece that brings to mind harmony in the surroundings? Are they fragile, or sturdy? What does it’s surface tell us?
The time spent making brings reflection, and it is a release for me.
Biography
Stephen Tull received a BFA in 2015 from the Oregon College of Art and Craft. He participated in numerous shows at the college as well as exhibitions in the neighboring Portland area community. He was awarded an Associates of Arts in Art at Foothill College in Los Altos, California in 2022. Stephen’s creative pastimes include writing, ceramic sculpture, the potter’s wheel, and creating two-dimensional art.
