Alex Hodge

“The Rush of Love..” Porcelain cup with sgraffito detailing by the artist

2019

“Is beating me from the inside..” …Is beating me from the inside. Breaking my ribcage just to reach you. The palm trees are rustling, making secrets with the wind. The water is rumbl...

“You wanted something..” You wanted something perfect. Delicately pure. Weak. I grew against your darkness. Never giving you the satisfaction of my face, my gaze. The strength of me:...

“And you blink..” And you blink and we are in another moment. Fingertips pulsing pure passion into placating lust. Brushing the dust off your lips.. This cup is one of 48 that make ...

“Carry the song..” Carry the song of my breath to your chest. And you will call me back. And like this we will find one another. No matter how lost we may be. I won’t give up. This ...

Kurt Weiser porcelain slip cast cup sculpture featuring Weiser's whimsical drawings and line work.

A wonderful, whimsical diminutive Yunomi tea cup by famed Polish-American master potter/artist Polia Pillin featuring a deep, rich cobalt blue glaze with streaks of green swirling ar...

“Untitled” ceramic, is an example of the kind of work by which John Glick became so famous. He was seduced by the effects of the reduction kiln, which decreased the levels of oxygen during firing, inducing the flame to pull oxygen out of the clay and glazes changing the colors of the glazes depending on their iron and copper content. In this way he achieved the rich gradients of ochre and umber and variations in stippling and opacity. This piece is signed on the bottom and can be found on page 92, plate #125 in “John Glick: A Legacy in Clay.” John was an American Abstract Expressionist ceramicist born in Detroit, MI. Though open to artistic experimentation, Glick was most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of decorative patterns and glaze choices. He has said that he is attracted to simplicity, as well as complexity: my work continually reflects my re-examination that these two poles can coexist… or not, in a given series. Glick also took influences from master potters of Japan, notably Shoji Hamada and Kanjrio Kawai, blending their gestural embellishments of simple forms with attitudes of Abstract Expressionism. He was particularly drown to the work of Helen Frankenthaler whose soak-stain style resonated with Glick’s multi-layered glaze surfaces, which juxtaposed veils of atmospheric color with gestural marks and pattern. He spent countless hours developing and making his own tools in order to achieve previously unseen results in his work with clay and glaze. Glick’s “Plum Tree Pottery...

Large scale Funk pottery coffee mug cup created by Lithuanian-American sculptor and ceramist Rimas VisGirda. Cup measures 4" by 8" by 4 3/4" and is signed...