![]() ![]() The clever titles he gives each piece often allude to its multiple meanings. In his work songbirds may be sirens and teapot spouts, gun barrels. ![]() The vessels he creates, while appearing delicate and vulnerable, are actually very strong, and have a kind of toughness to them. Beyond the unique construction of his vessels, the imagery he integrates into them also makes them unusual. While songbirds perching on teapots may seem benign, in Cornelius’ work nothing is that simple. 1934) likes working his own way. He is an artist aware of his ability to, as he puts it, “do the wrong thing and have it come out right." His signature “thinware”, which he has been producing since the early 1970’s, is ultra-thin and fired “right to the edge." These are difficult elements to bring together, but it works. ![]()
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