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Frances Palmer: Pedestal Explorations

American ceramicist Frances Palmer explores the pedestal form in her work for this display, including footed vases, tulipieres and bowls, vessels designed for displaying flowers in balanced and beautiful arrangements.

The show will feature specially designed ceramics in clay bodies of white earthenware, porcelain, terracotta and wood fired. Photographs of Palmer’s Connecticut garden and flower arrangements in vases will accompany the ceramics.

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Photos by Frances Palmer

A celebrated author, ceramist, gardener and photographer, Frances Palmer trained as an art historian at Columbia University and for the past 38 years, has focused on the process of changing ideas into form in her functional work – handmade ceramics. Her work is represented in leading private craft and contemporary art collections around the world and has been exhibited internationally. Her first book, Life in the Studio: Inspiration and Lessons on Creativity was published by Artisan in 2020. Her second book, dedicated to the subject of flowers in her work, will be published in 2025.