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Ode to Longfellow's Kéramos, Jug, English and Colonial American pottery, 2007
Richard L. Hamelin (b. 1961)
Warren, Massachusetts
Red earthenware, slip, glaze
14 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
Collection of the artist
Photography by Jason Dowdle
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This is a collaborative work by Richard Hamelin of Pied Potter Hamelin, and Gariné Arakelian, sgrafitto artist of Kulina Folk Art. Richard hand-throws utilitarian pottery known as redware, a tradition from colonial and early American Massachusetts. The name redware comes from the high iron content of the clay which when fired turns it a brownish red color. Decorative glazes are traditionally limited to golden hues. Richard explains the symbolism of the pot, "This vessel, from which life pours forth, is made of earth, fire, and water. It celebrates life with the symbolism of the elder berry leaf pattern signifying love; the bearded face signifies knowledge."
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