Choosing Language — Lois Harbaugh

"Braille Cup"

"Very Table Genius"

"Actual Size"

"Measuring Cup"

Every measure is “Enough.” Made in response to the question about consumer consumption: “Would Americans recognize Enough if they saw it? ”

“Braille Cup”: cone 10 porcelain. “Very Table Genius”: cone 10 porcelain cups on low-fire table “.Measuring Cup” cone 10 porcelain.

Choosing Language

When I made this simple cylinder with the embossed Braille alphabet, I realized that I wanted language to be my niche in ceramics.

I decided to link my vessels to words whoever I could.

I began with cups simply and absurdly labeled : “clay cup” or “actual size,” or “exact replica.” I was going for a dead-pan minimalism. Years later, for an exhibition, I displayed the cups on a doll’s table I made of clay. A friend suggested the title: “Very Table Genius.”