The Daum Museum, I have to say it was one amazing museum/collection. At first I have very skeptical about this field trip but really, I had a blast. Well, the bus ride was kinda long but well worth the drive. Having learned or hearing names of well known ceramicist, Ken Ferguson, Peter Voulkos, Jim Leedy, and etc, it was breath taking seeing their works in person and finally understanding the time frame of their works displayed.
One work that I enjoyed was an artist by the name of Linda Lighton “Thristle”. The use of luster and the softness of the flower is really empowering. (I really wished that I had known of her last year when I was sculpting flowers). Other works that I enjoyed were works by Jim Leedy’s “Plate”. It amazes me how thick his plates which makes it so dymanic but also how its hung on the wall.
I wish that they could of displayed more ceramic art, but from what they had out, it really felt like life changing field trip. As a potter, I want to be influenced by my surrounding.
