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Discovery

This time of year is the scariest time of all... It's essay time... I always fool myself that "this time I will start earlier and will have it done weeks before it's due for the assessment'. But this year is no exception and I was doing everything else but my essay.... Finally today I have dragged myself to the library and start searching for answers.

It was quiet and nice and I have done my work for a day when I had found them!!
Three great artists who are doing things that for weeks were hatching in my head - I didn't know how to make them real.... I was sad at first. There are people already there doing things I wanted to do and obviously they are way better then I am. There is no place for me in ceramic world, everything what I wanted to do is done! 
Then I have realized that every student need a master :)

So I am proud to present my Masters and Heroes in ceramics:

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Porcelain vessel by Jennifer McCurdy
http://www.jennifermccurdy.com/
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Jean-Francois Fouilhoux
http://www.fouilhoux.com/
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Vouter Dam
http://www.wouterdam.com/





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  1. Helen Mørken12 June 2011 at 22:58

    You might like Merete Rasmussen's work too.
    Helen

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