Brian Somers

Tacoma, Washington

Title: Good Earth Reliquary - I

Year of Creation: 2003

Glaze: Cone 04 blue crater over cone 5 curelean blue

Clay Body: Stoneware

Dimensions: Height 40 inches, Width 18 inches

Artist's Statement: I blend cultural influences from the East and West as well as various materials and media. This vase was influenced by the Chinese Chou Dynasty Bronzes. My work often involves symbolic geometry as for the example this vase has Vesica Piscis inscribed in the field of gold.