500 Cups：Ceramic Explorations of Utility & Grace (A Lark Ceramics Book)

Inthehandsofanexpertceramist,theonce-simplecupcanbecomeanextraordinaryworkofart--asthese500magnificentexamplessobeautifullyprove.Theexcitingpiecescomefromaninternationalarrayofartists,eachwithauniqueperspective.Thestylishlyvariedcollectionhasalittlebitofeverything:thecupsrangefromhandbuilttowheel-thrown,practicaltosculptural,roundtosquare.BenjaminSchulman's"StackedTeacupSet"takesastrictlyfunctionalapproach,whileHeatherO'Brien's"DessertCupsonStand"focusesonaestheticformratherthanusefulness.AnnetteGates'"EspressoShotCupswithRubies"hasasurfacedesignofsimpleabstractlinesanddotsofglazeandjewels.Somearewhimsical,others