Pot Head

Artist Statement

While a being a visual designer, my other passion and form of escape is found in pottery and sharing the art form through different forms of media. This is why I created a full feature film documentary name Pot Head: The Art and History of Ceramics. The film goes into depth showcasing and informing the viewer about the history and techniques of pottery through ceramist in the DFW, including myself. Not only is this film for ceramic artist but the general public who might be interested in either art and/or history overall and how it can impact a life time of generations.The documentary consists of my skills in ceramics, storytelling, and audio/video production. The film is mainly made using the tools: ProTools, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, Zoom audio recorders, DJ Mimo tripods. My main inspiration and resources for the information was from YouTube channels: Timeline - World History Documentaries, Northern Clay Center, and The History Channel. Other inspirations, based around visuals were ceramic Youtubers: ONDO STUDIO and SHINOBU HASHIMOTO. The music choice was important as it needs to reflect the ceramic community, which is quite calm and accepting. The break down of the film consisted of seven chapters: hand building and history, the wheel, the kiln, glazing, pottery manufacturing and lastly, a reflection part; representing the stages of historical inventions and steps of the ceramic process. One essential parts of my film is the interviews so finding creditable ceramic artist in the area and creating custom questions for each was dire to showcase different art styles and historical information.

Overall, the main goal of Pot Head: The Art and History of Ceramics is to inform and showcase the ceramic community. As pottery is a difficult skill to master yet, is something that is extremely addictive and I hope that the documentary will also encourage that!