HOME ARTISTS EVENTS ENEWS SIGN UP Emily Jo Lees Raku and stoneware clay emilylees@bellsouth.net · Facebook Page Click on images to enlarge Ikebana in Green Ovoid Flounder with Moon Tall Trapezoid Flounder Vase White Boat Vase Artist's statement: "To work with clay is to be in touch with the taproot of life." – Shoji Hamada I construct all of my pottery from slabs. Simplicity of form and decoration unite my Raku and my cone 6 oxidation pieces. My husband and I have a deep appreciation for ukiyo-e woodblock prints, and this nineteenth century Japanese aesthetic informs my craft. I am inspired by the essence of mingei, or traditional Japanese folk art pottery. Other influences include the geometry of art deco, which I discovered as a child through my grandmother’s things, and mid-century modernism, which surrounds me in my home. Working with clay is a meditation and a joy. I hope that people who view my work will likewise derive pleasure from my art. TOP © Cary Gallery of Artists. Please do not use or reproduce without written permission.