Artist:  Lori Theriault

Artwork/Medium:  Pottery

Located In:  Asheville, North Carolina

Website:  Crazy Green Studios

"I understand better what I can see and touch, and I am drawn to art and functional ware that makes me want to touch it. To hold it and see how it feels, how it might feel when I use it, and if it feels like it belongs in my hands. A big part of that is the textures, both visual and tactile, that I can put into and on the pots. This could be a surface texture on functional ware that catches the glaze just so, or a firing effect on unglazed clay in a wood kiln or buried in sawdust. I make the pots that I want to touch, and watching how other people are drawn to the pieces gives me more motivation and inspiration. What draws them visually, what they want to touch, how they hold a pot. It's nice to see people slow down and actually get the feel of a piece and even begin a relationship with it. When you stop to think about the piece you're using, you may take more time to think about how it's used, and the quality of what goes in it. And when you stop to realize the care and attention that went into making it, you may stop to pay that same attention in other areas of your life. I know the feeling of enjoying hand crafted work in my home every day, and it tickles me greatly to know my work may hold a similar place in other homes. It makes me eager to get back in the studio and get my hands dirty again."

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