For just $677.27 “Rick Foris makes fantastic and eccentric sculptural pieces. Many are constructed using complicated assemblages of disparate components. Separately, the elements seem familiar: bases, handles, lids and spouts which betray his origins as a functional potter. ___________________________________________________________________ Original Calligraphic Ceremonial Raku Sculpture by Pottery artist Rick Foris Unique One of a Kind Hand Made Eccentric Design Beautiful when Lighted Perfect Gift for Unique Pottery Lovers Ideal for Restaurants & Hotel Entryways Four Pieces Quick Easy Assembly Rapid Safe Shipping _______________________________________________________________________ Some draw on architectural resonances from Aztec and Mayan culture, and shapes reminiscent of Oriental tea vessels, ceremonial temple ware, gold Russian minarets and even bits from an engineer’s scrap-yard. The sum of each sculpture, however, is much more that its parts and ultimately the pieces defy attempts to impose a provenance. Instead they offer themselves as stunning individual objects with more that a touch of Hollywood about them.” (Tim Andrews, in his book Raku, A&C Black, London, 2004) Rick Foris has been making pottery since 1970. For the past 30 years he has worked almost exclusively with Raku, a method of firing pottery in which the piece is placed in a heated kiln, removed when red hot and put into a container filled with a combustible material, such as sawdust. All of Rick’s work is done solely by him. His pieces are wheel thrown and contain many hand built additions and bases. All are Raku fired. Many are finished with acrylics. "My work reflects many influences, though none consciously. This maintains an element of mystery in both the shapes of the vessels and the impact of the surface. My designs suggest other cultures and languages but are purely of my own fabrication. This leaves my work open to interpretation by the viewer, who sees what they want to see...