Statement:
We
see because of light. We feel because of
touch. Together these senses provide
most of our immediate experiences. Only
smell is more primal.
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| Peter Hessemer Ice Tea Cup vitreous porcelain (5.25 x 4.75 x 4.75) inches CUP 085 $160 SOLD |
Removing
the visual richness of my previous work leaves only light and texture. So I developed a clay-like material that is
extremely translucent. Some pieces are
dry and sandy, and some are like fine satin to the touch.
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| Peter Hessemer Swirling Snow Cup vitreous porcelain (4 x 4 x 4 inches) CUP 086 $90 |
The material is formed directly and wet for both hand-built and wheel turned pieces. This aspect of my work has not changed. Drawing in the surface or building with layers of “clay” makes the material thicker and thinner.
Then
light shows the forms, construction, and drawings. I know of no malleable commercial material
that can do this so successfully.
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| Peter Hessemer Machine Screw Cup vitreous porcelain (4.5 x 3.75 x 3.75 inches) CUP 087 $90 |
These
pieces are intimate in size and feel. I
am still drawn to work directly formed, and vulnerable to the flaws that allow
us to feel into the work. I hope my new
pieces stand without the protective mask of technical proficiency or pretty
seduction, naked.
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| Peter Hessemer Snow Fence Cup vitreous porcelain (4 x 4 x 4 inches) CUP 088 $90 |
I wonder if Bernard Leach would accept such an unnatural material played with, I believe, as comfortably as brown mud.
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| Peter Hessemer PH Cup vitreous porcelain (4 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches) CUP 089 $125 SOLD |
Bio:
Forty years ago I studied with
Rudolf Staffel, Ruth Duckworth, and Toshiko Takeazu. For thirty six years I have taught ceramics
at Oakton Community College in the suburban area of Chicago, Illinois. I have always exhibited the work from my
studio. I am very fortunate to have had
these specific teachers and many years of employment working with students.
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