I have been playing with clay for more than 25 years. I don't know what piqued my interest in clay, but it was during my early years. However, I didn't actually touch clay til my middle years. I believed the immediacy and the fluidity of the medium could satisfy my need for expression of beauty. I once was directed by an acting teacher, that whatever I did, do it to create beauty. "Beauty", of course, being in the eye of the creator and the beholder; but if the intention is beauty, then that expression will speak the truth of the creator. I come from a functional ceramic background and cherish the concept that art in our everyday life enhances and enriches our daily rituals. But my attention is now exploring the notion that clay objects can create a mood or an attitude, an energy that fills the space it occupies and influences those that share that space.

bob bachler