Larry Watson’s artistic skills took on new heights when he became part of a Sister City Art Exchange to Nancy, France. The trip provided him with more knowledge of the cultural diversities and human differences. His abstract figurative works have taken on more emotions and portrayals of the human conditions as a result from his travels abroad.
With a now wider and deeper focus, his goal to achieve higher artistic levels, with the use with line, form, color, texture and content are now seen in his pots. More emotion and spiritual components are evident with emphasis on the handles. “I enjoy making twisty handles which are more involved and complicated.ʺ
A visit to the Swiss Alps expanded awareness to add more square and textured designs on his pottery.
“Climbing around Mount Pilatus and seeing rocks protruding in random patterns gave me much new appreciation on how these elements and formations rose around a natural crystal lake.”
More on Potter Watson at: www.watsonclay.com.
Editor’s note: All or some portions are reproduced from AAPJ’s Potter’s Shed Section 2007-08 Fall/Winter print edition.