Making art can be so therapeutic for both the mind and the soul. You can literally lose hours doing something creative that you love. And, if you can make something truly amazing and unique using an old technique but putting a new twist on it, that's really extraordinary.
Sean Forest Roberts is doing exactly that with his beautiful and colorful pottery pieces.
Together they run the studio and its marketing like a well-oiled machine.
This has allowed him to experiment and develop such intricate porcelain forms and patterns in his pottery pieces.
It's not your grandma's pottery that's for sure.
While he was studying chemistry at Carleton College he also developed a passion for making ceramics.
And it's always a work in progress.
He's finding new, innovative techniques for the craft.
After all, he's been at this for the past 15 years. The last seven years he's spent working on colored porcelain.
First, he creates a prototype form on the pottery wheel. Then, he creates a plaster mold of that form.
Then there are 10-12 steps to undergo for each piece.
I dunno exactly what that means, but it sounds pretty involved.
Here you can take a glimpse of how it's done. It looks like magic to me. So amazing.
It's no surprise because he treats his work very scientifically. The majority of his inspiration actually comes from nature and chemistry.
This is definitely some intricate and dedicated work. I'm impressed.
I just never would have guessed it can be elevated quite like this. I find the whole process truly fascinating to watch.
