{"product_id":"love-in-a-mist-5-petal-pod","title":"Love in a Mist - 5 Petal Pod","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"553\"\u003eMy work in porcelain is grounded in a sense of both limitlessness and containment and these two conditions exist simultaneously in the material. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is a sense of reigning in as everything around has to be clear, clean and sorted, and the work space clearly defined. \u003c\/span\u003eYet once I begin working, there is a feeling that the material can be pushed further and further, beyond what is possible with other clays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"932\"\u003eIn the \u003cem data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"578\"\u003eLove in a Mist \u003c\/em\u003e(a plant species also referred to as, \u003cem data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"578\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"622\"\u003eNigella damascena), \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethis tension takes form. Hand building requires a pace that is inherently slower, and in that slowness I find a kind of clarity. It quiets distraction and allows for a more attentive engagement with the material. Porcelain demands this care. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are many disruptions and failures working with porcelain, taking it too far, too thin - it can easily collapse in the making or in the firing but the challenge for me is worth it. The material is \u003c\/span\u003ecapable of remarkable delicacy, thinness, translucency, and a luminous whiteness that holds both light and detail.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1598\"\u003eI am drawn to this balance: between control and risk, fragility and strength. The challenges of the material are part of its pull. Through working with porcelain, I am continually negotiating these limits, allowing the form to emerge through both intention and response.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LOREN KAPLAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52869842436405,"sku":null,"price":1450.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5798\/8661\/files\/DSC02823.jpg?v=1783100145","url":"https:\/\/vesselsandsticks.com\/products\/love-in-a-mist-5-petal-pod","provider":"Vessels + Sticks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}