Linda Arbuckle - “Rectangular Tray Winter Leaves on Orange”
11L x 5.5"W x 1.25"H, Majolica on terracotta, 2017
11L x 5.5"W x 1.25"H, Majolica on terracotta, 2017
Linda Arbuckle - “Tankard Chartreuse w Purple Fruit”
4.5 x 3.25 x 4.25 H, Majolica on terracotta, 2017
4.5 x 3.25 x 4.25 H, Majolica on terracotta, 2017
Linda Arbuckle - “Large Server”
14L x 10.5W x 2.5"H, Majolica on terracotta, 2016
14L x 10.5W x 2.5"H, Majolica on terracotta, 2016
Linda Arbuckle - “Oval Plate Grey Rim”
12" x 8.75" x 1.5", Majolica on terracotta, 2016
12" x 8.75" x 1.5", Majolica on terracotta, 2016
Linda Arbuckle - “Small Pour- Sunflowers”
6"L x 2.75"W x 3.75"H, Majolica on terracotta, 2014
6"L x 2.75"W x 3.75"H, Majolica on terracotta, 2014
Linda Arbuckle - "Winter Leaf Chronology: Distillation"
Terracotta, 8"L x 3.5"W x 6.5"H, 2011
Terracotta, 8"L x 3.5"W x 6.5"H, 2011
Linda Arbuckle - "Small Pour – Summer Leaves Meet Fall"
Terracotta, 6.5L x 2.25W x 5"H, 2013
Terracotta, 6.5L x 2.25W x 5"H, 2013
Linda Arbuckle - "Dessert Plates: Pink Flowers"
Terracotta, 7.5" sq x 1.25"H, 2014
Terracotta, 7.5" sq x 1.25"H, 2014
Linda Arbuckle - "Fruit in Fall"
Terracotta, 12" diam x 5.25"H, 2009
Terracotta, 12" diam x 5.25"H, 2009
Linda Arbuckle - "Small Oval in Persian Colors"
Terracotta, 6" x 4.25"w x 2.5"H, 2011
Terracotta, 6" x 4.25"w x 2.5"H, 2011
Artist Statement
Making functional pottery in the 21st century is a subversive move. Clearly, the world has containers and doesn't need artist-made pottery for purely useful reasons. Making pots as art works is an effort to seduce people into embracing my values into their domestic life. Values about the worth of individual experience, an observed life, indulgences in ritual that are meaningful and humanize us, and joy in life. Botanical images reflect the cycles of nature and life, the indulgence, beauty and sexiness of flowers, the satisfaction of fruit, and the transitory nature of everything living.
-- Linda Arbuckle