"I hope the viewer enjoys their own interpretation of natural influences in my pots. People have said my work reminds them of many things including flowing across glacial ice, patterns on the inside of flowers or old pier posts in the fog.
I get my inspiration from walks in the woods and beaches of coastal Maine. I am influenced by simple things - the growth rings on a mussel shell, the underside of an osprey in flight or the stones and leaves at the bottom of a creek. In my clay work I try to suggest subtle gestures of my natural experiences."
(See CERAMICS MONTHLY, May 2001 for more information on Mark Bell.)
