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Potters wheel from Chennai India


Todd Feazell


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Artist Statement

​Normally when I hear or see a request for an “artist statement” my eyes roll back into my head and my stomach turns!  I have simply seen too many of these “statements” that are nothing more than artistic psychobabble that means little to the reader.
 
I do not wish to go into a heady discussion about why I make my pots the way I do.  However, I will tell you why I have chosen this occupation as my livelihood. 
 
I like the fact that I wake up each day not wondering what I have to do but rather what I get to do. 
 
I love clay.  I love the feel of clay, its smell, its manipulative nature, and its capabilities.  I like the fact that a coffee mug I sell today could be dug up hundreds of years from now unchanged.
 
In this age of mass-produced wares I find it important to incorporate handmade items into our lives.  Does coffee actually taste better out of a well-made, hand-thrown mug?  I suppose it does not.  It does, however, feel better in the hand and on the lips.  It is simply a more personal experience to drink and eat out of handmade pottery.  I know that when I choose a mug in the morning it feels like I am having coffee with the maker of that mug.
 
I find it very gratifying to make pots of purpose.  I like the thought of my pottery being part of another person’s life, being used and perhaps being someone’s “favorite” coffee mug or bowl.  I look forward to many, many years of creating, playing, and yes, even failing in my efforts to create.  I look forward to that one special glaze I discover, whether that discovery is through calculation or accident. 
 
Each time I enter my studio I know the possibilities are endless and that nothing is for sure.  I embrace this and welcome all the surprises this art has to offer.
 
Todd Feazell
Feazell Pottery
2016  

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