Pottery and poetry are here to say what cannot be said in words. In these images I aim to convey an element of imaginary context with painted backgrounds. When the pieces are more sculptural I hope to show that imaginative use is eminently possible. When the bowl is empty the poetic space remains eloquent.
To a Departing Companion
Only now
I see that you
are the end of spring
cloud passing
across the hollow
of the empty bowl
not making a sound
and the dew is still here
–W. S. Merlin, in Present Company, Copper Canyon Press, 2007