The “Gathering” exhibition was held by the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County in late 2021 and early 2022 celebrating the return to in person art experiences following the Covid pandemic.

My contribution was “We Gather” 16 porcelain platters ranging from 14” to 18” fired to cone 6

When I thought of the word “Gathering” I thought of the reasons we gather. Because we are in the times of Covid I also considered the gatherings we missed and or took for granted before Covid. This installation reflects some of the reasons we gather. Fourteen of these platters reflect the question, “What do we gather for?”; and two platters “What do we gather to do?”.

My answers to those two questions are on these 16 platters. The replies are supported with a word, imagery, text, and surface treatments to suggest mood, ambience, and message. The messages are a mixture of sadness, sarcasm, anger, uncertainty, faith, mystery, joy, beauty, triumphs, and love. The surface treatments consist of incising, inlaying, stamping, slips, glazing, and decaling.