Stephen Procter

Artist Statement / Biography

I am drawn to good large pots by their animate presence and spiritual gravity. Making them is my quest to understand their mysteries — how scale, curve and volume combine to move us so deeply. Making them is also an expression of my desire to share the tranquility, awe and joy that they evoke in me.

The silhouettes and material of my pieces recall millennia of utilitarian vessel-making, while their scale and sensuous curves imply organic and human sculptural form. I seek to unite the spirit and vigor of ancient sources with our own contemporary sensibility.