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Pottery In Everyday Life

Stumpf, Jonathan Lee
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1272910473

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2010, MFA, Kent State University, College of the Arts / School of Art.
I am intrigued by the way that the human mind automatically makes connections between objects and people. I am interested in how an inanimate object becomes the signifier of entire relationship between two or more people, and I am curious as to what causes such connections to form and to be recalled. For example, I have fond memories of baking with my mother, and so mixing bowls, cake pans, and other baking instruments remind me of my relationship with my mother. Every relationship in my life whether closest family or distant acquaintance can be represented by a set object. My goal in making this work is to represent eight different relationships in my life that I cherish, and to make functional pots that represent that relationship and those people. I used specific forms, glazes, surfaces, and aesthetic values in order to make a direct connection from one set of pots to one set of people or person. In making this work I wanted to explore the ideas of functional objects in daily life, and how an object can become much more than a material item.
Kirk Mangus (Advisor)
Janice Lessmon-Moss (Committee Member)
Fred Smith (Committee Member)
Christine Havice (Other)
21 p.
Art History
ceramics; functional pottery; ceramic art; art

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  • Stumpf, J. L. (2010). Pottery In Everyday Life [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1272910473

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stumpf, Jonathan. Pottery In Everyday Life. 2010. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1272910473.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stumpf, Jonathan. "Pottery In Everyday Life." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1272910473

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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