I am interested in various pottery forms such as cups, vases, bowls and teapots and the sculptural elements they possess. I like exploring the vessel's natural association with function by distorting the forms and altering their scale, surface and proportions. A successful piece, or one that works for me, says something about both pottery and sculpture.

Linda Hoffhines
March, 2005

Clay is the most pliable material; it's a bit-by-bit record of touch. The pure intamacy of the material draws me in and has kept me involved throughout my life. My pots have always been figurative, and this is not my first go with directly figurative work. The most recent work, in this exhibition, is pushing the metaphor a little further, but all pots are metaphors for people.

Whether they have heads or not, I think of them as personalities with distinct characteristics. Their persons are revealed in their shape, gesture,and color. I think the specifics of facial features and expressions adds to them, but I hope it doesn't limit them.

Nancy Gardner
March, 2005