People will always need plates

Sent in by Kitty Shepherd for Plate #200
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Linda Starr

Sent in by Linda Starr for Plate #200
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Sophie Milne

Sent in by Andrew Widdis for Plate #200
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Victoria Christen

Sent in by Judy Shreve for Plate #200
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Studio Violet

Sent in by Alex Sunday for Plate #200
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Kitty Shepherd

Sent in by Kitty Shepherd and Linda Starr for Plate #200
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Lynn Smiser Bowers

Sent in by Cinderelish for Plate #200
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Michael Simon

Sent in by Fred for Plate #200
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Plate #200

Artist: Alex Sunday, The Sunday Project

Before I share what our judge, Karen Templer, said about her pick, I'd like to say that over the next weeks I'll be publishing an item from everyone who left an url. Pottery is wonderful and difficult, and you're at the mercy of so many things. Promoting your own stuff on the immense www is, I think, even harder. Kudos to everyone who did that :)

Here's what Karen had to say:
"Well, this was hard and enjoyable. I really loved seeing all of the work that was submitted and learning a few new things along the way, and it would be pointless to suggest that my final pick is anything but entirely subjective. I was expecting to see a lot of pretty things in judging the nominees but I was not expecting to laugh. However, "come out with your hams up" elicited an audible giggle. It's not my favorite of the set, and I think the set works better as a set than any individual plate does on its own, so I guess I'm voting for my favorite plates rather than plate. My choice is Alex Sunday."

Congratulations, Alex!

Lacy plates

Artist: Kina Björklund / Source: Zenit

Ash glazed

Artist: Takashi Yomiyai / Source: K's Table

Not a plate*

(*Listed as a bowl)
Artist: Alison Gautrey (Photo by Graham Murrell)

Not a plate*

(*Listed as bowls)
Source: Saint Verde Digest

Kurocha

Artist: Kaori Tatebayashi

Not a plate*

(*And most likely not meant to be functional)
Artist: Richard DeVore / Source: Frank Lloyd Gallery

Animals & flowers

Artist: Victor Dubrovsky

Not a plate*

(*Listed as a platter)
Artist: Russell Wright / Source: Hi+lomodern

Bird

Artist: Judith Rowe / Source: Yellowhouse

Hairstyle lottery

Artist: Morag MacInnes

Not a plate*

(*Listed as a platter)
Artist: Molly Hatch / Source: Etsy

A contest for plate #200

Update: Thanks to everyone who left an url! The 200th plate will be posted on Tuesday.
I am always astonished when I see the number of plates already on the site, and I just realised that plate #200 is fast approaching. So how about a small contest for #200: You send me, in the comments on this site, the url to your favorite plate (see rules below), and the winner will receive one of my own hand painted plates (above). That entry will be posted as plate #200.
I'm happy that my good friend, Karen Templer, has agreed to judge the contest. As she says, Karen earns her living making beautiful books. She was also the proprietor of Readerville.com, the best community site for people who care about books and ideas. Sadly, Readerville suspended operations on June 5th.

Thank you so much for all of the nice notes you have left me. I'm just amazed by the beautiful work I find online, and updating this site is a privilege.
(Update: The contest prize plate has been changed from this to the one above, and I've organized the rules below to make things a little easier)
Rules:
1. We need an url for the image of the plate, name of the artist and (if possible) any production information
2. We'll accept submissions for bowls and platters
3. The plate must not have been published before on this site
4. It's totally fine to plug your own plate. Go for it :)
5. Multiple submissions are fine
6. The contest will close at midnight (Pacific) on Thursday, July 16th.

A wasted life

Artist: Ken Eardley / Source: Yellowhouseart

Bird plate

Artist: Ken Eardley / Source: Yellowhouseart