For over 20 years I was drawn to the vessel as an abstraction and metaphor
for containment. I took ideas from traditional functional pots and
stretched them into architectural and later, more organic sculptural forms.

In 2002 I began the Outurn series by moving the work from the horizontal to
the vertical plane. I abandoned my signature soda ash glazes for unglazed
white stoneware which enabled me to address more formal sculptural ideas.

The Go series in 2005 represented a further letting go. By creating more
than one orifice and painting the interior of each piece I focused on
openness rather than containment allowing the insides to spill out as
reflected color. The subsequent Go Pillows and Tumbles continue my
explorations of form, color, and reflected color.

The Abouturns are just that: A turnabout from pure quiet white to exuberant
color.

Anne Hirondelle                    
April 2007