Stirring the Pot

Two time-worn copper pots are painted across separate fragments of historic stoneware in Stirring the Pot. Their worn surfaces, softened patina, and evidence of use make them objects shaped as much by the hands that have handled them as by the materials from which they were made—a quiet study of the beauty that comes from usefulness and age.

Year: 2026
Medium: Oil on two historic pottery fragments
Pottery: Albany-slipped stoneware, primarily c. 1880–1920
Locality: Eastern Shore, Mobile Bay, Ala.
Framed dimensions: 13.5 x 13.5 in.
Original artwork: One of a kind