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Starting Bid - $750

This lidded jar is an excellent example of Brad Johnson's artistic output. A master of soda firing, Johnson is beloved for his skill throwing large vessels and evocative floral surface decoration. This beautiful celedon sculptural jar would look perfect in any style of home. For a special occasion its new owner could remove the lid and fill it with a showpiece floral arrangement.

About the subject matter of his surface drawings, Johnson says, "Larger pieces offered the benefit of a broader surface and more freedom to develop my surface designs. I enjoy seeing crocuses and daffodils pushing up through the thaw. My studio is surrounded by the tangle of organic symmetry as plants twist and turn over one another and groups of trees work as one to maximize the sun's life giving rays. There is a balance and a rhythm in these things that I find inspirational and humbly try to capture in my carvings. Sometimes these images are bold and clearly visible, while other times I will bury these carvings deep within the surface. As the curious viewer gravitates towards a particular form, the pattern reveals itself, like the hidden depths of a tidepool."

A frequent exhibitor and a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio from 1998 to 2003, Brad Johnson is a functional potter living just outside of Philadelphia where he has built his studio and kilns. Johnson's works illustrate his attention to surface even before he adds carvings to the piece. These inscriptions are inspired by the artist's life and surroundings: some tell a story, while others lean more towards the abstract like a dream or a memory.

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