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Artist: Stephen Bird

500

As Carole Epp said, this was far more difficult than she expected, with many gorgeous choices. We'd like to present #500, the handiwork of artist Shawna Pincus! Here is Carole's note:

"For #500 I chose "Out of the way plate" by Pink Kiss. The aesthetic of this piece was quite compelling for me as it reminded me of a vintage prairie kitchen, where simplicity and family dinners coexist with hard work and the usefulness of objects, rather than excessive consumption. The statement, "because they were out of the way; no one would see them" printed on the plate opened a number of narratives in my mind. From heart racing love stories to an eerie "what's the building in there" sort of Tom Waits reference. The piece for me was so much more than a one liner. It was a conversation starter. I can picture the place it might hold on a dinner table between family members or close friends. Mealtime when stories are recounted and shared. This piece to me serves more than one function. It is a carrier for food, an instigator of daydreams, and a beautiful object to behold and cherish.

I sorta feel like I want to give feedback to everyone who took the time to submit as each work was so beautiful. I loved each artist's submission for very different reasons. Some runner-up pieces that particularly stood out were Kyle Carpenter's piece and Forrest Diem's piece. I can't even begin to imagine how to achieve that amazing glaze combination."

Thank you, Carole, and a big thank you to everyone who sent in an url, we enjoyed looking at all of your work.

489 & A call for post #500

Update: Thank you all SO MUCH for the chance to see your work. Please look for plate #500 on Tuesday, Oct. 5th.
It's a little mind bloggling to think that there are almost 500 plates on the site. We were just at plate #400! #500 will be due on Friday, November 1st, and once again we're looking for your ideas. You can post images to our Flickr group, located here. If you can't post to Flickr, do leave your submission in the comments on this post.

Helping us get to plate #500 is the wonderful Carole Epp of Musing About Mud. It's a huge task, and we're very grateful to Carole for her help. The person behind plate #500 will get a gift certificate to their favorite Etsy seller.
Thank you for all the notes you've left on the site, those are always fun to read. Now, let's see some urls, and remember you do not have to be a potter to send in an url!

Rules:
1. In addition to plates we'll accept submissions for bowls and platters
2. Work must not have been published on this site
3. Of course it's totally fine to plug your own work. And remember, this is not limited to potters -- anyone can send us an url to a favorite plate
4. Multiple submissions are fine
5. Submit your plate by any/all of these means:
-- Flickr: The 500post group
-- Comments on this post: we'll need a working url to an image of the piece
6. And, icing on the cake (i.e. not a requirement), tell us how it was done! We're a curious bunch!
7. Submissions will close at 6am Pacific/9am Eastern on Saturday, September 25th

(If you're curious about plate #400, you can see that here)

Artist: Haruko Harada / Source: K's Table