Kate Macdowell

I thought the lecture was very interesting and I enjoyed all of her slides. You could tell by the way she presented each of her pieces that she put a lot of time and thought into what it represented. I have never seen a porcelain piece up close before, and it amazed me how much detail was put into some of the pieces. As a ceramic artist I liked how she elaborated on where she had gotten her ideas from, as well as how her work has expanded through social networks. How her pieces were mutated and combined together was very creative, and my favorite pieces from her were the ones that illuminated. The light brought out how translucent porcelain is while showing all of her detailed work. It was cool to know that she used the ideas and concepts from Vanitas too!