Ben Guess

Townley, Alabama, USA

Title: 3 Leg Pod

Year of Creation: 2009

Glaze: Oxides and blue rutile

Clay Body: Buff stoneware

Dimensions: Height 15 inches, Width 12.5 inches

Artist's Statement: My works evolve around my life. Being a veteran, I use what's part of my life to create from. Many of the works have an aspect of emotion tied into them, but I let the viewer "feel" for themselves. My works always incorporate a quality within them. On "3 leg pod", the rough legs are meant to draw your eye upward to the beauty of the faceted body itself. My works are part of life, the inspiration of it, or the little intricacies that make it up.