Chris Gustin - Yunomi

4.5 in x 5 in

Many artists have explored the cup or yunomi form, working to create functional pieces with the same communicative power, the same emotional pull, as other sculptural forms. With thousands of years of tradition behind the yunomi form, Gustin continues to create masterful example of function and beauty such as this beautiful burnt-orange cup alive with yellows, reds, and warm browns.

Known for his wood and soda-fired works such as this, Gustin has shown work at The Clay Studio beginning in the 1990s. Each of his functional pieces are alive with explorations and experiments in glaze, meant to inspire memories with each encounter. Tea bowls and cups have been an important body of intimate functional work for Gustin since 1977.

Born in Chicago, Gustin has been surrounded by ceramics for the majority of his life. Gustin holds a BFA in ceramics from Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Gustin served as the head of ceramics at Swain School of Design in New Bedford, Massachusetts (now the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth) and is a founding member of Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Newcastle, Maine.

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