Reverting To My Old Ways

I can not continue seeing ceramics as an art for myself. I enjoyed the time I spent with sculpture, but it just isn't working for me. My vision isn't in the three dimensional forms now. I very much want to return to functional forms. Looking back in my collection of inspirational images, they are all functional. I like making things that people can actually use.

If I pursue ceramics as a career, I want to set up a shop where people come in to me and place an order for exactly what they want in the way of functional ware. I want to hand make bowls, plates, mugs or whatever for people. I want people to come into my shop and tell me exactly what they want, make a set that is uniquely theirs. One of the most important things I want to do is be able to give people the option to expand their sets or replace broken/lost pieces just by coming back to me.

I want to make functional ware because it is important to real people.