"Tall Handled Basket" ~ Clay/Natural Reed
"Coffee Pitcher" ~ Clay
"Flat Vase" ~ Clay
Pillers Studio Clay consists of Bev and Robert Pillers from Chesapeake, Virginia. The duo works solely on their own, without the help or involvement of employees or assistants. It's amazing what two people can do as a team when they put their minds to it.
Artist statement: "Our work is inspired by the zen of everyday life. Our goal is to enhance life's humblest activities - the morning cup of coffee, the warm bowl of soup on a cold winter evening, the meal shared with friends - by the presence of a lovingly crafted utensil that speaks to the soul. And if this utensil was received as a gift from a loving friend or relative, that makes the circle complete."
"For those who are interested in pottery techniques, we have, over the years, had to master a wide variety of techniques in pursuit of those elusive forms seen in the mind's peripheral vision. Our choice of a given technique is driven solely by aesthetics, and not by love of technique for it's own sake. Our current repertoire includes wheel-throwing, slip-casting, press-molding, slab-building, and extruding forms. We make all molds ourselves, and in the case of slip-cast pieces, mix the slip to our own carefully formulated recipe. Our glazes are either our own original formulas, or our variations upon formulas shared with us by friends."
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