Tom Jaszczak
ceramics
Form and line drive Tom Jaszczak’s pottery. Formally, his work has volume, it speaks of generosity. Jaszczak’s pots are minimal and are rooted in the traditional Minnesota pottery he grew up admiring.
“I want my work to be paired down to the essentials emphasizing the fundamentals of pots and be truly useful. Form communicates a pots gesture; it speaks of utility, my pots reference common shapes and engage ones imagination. The cumulative journey of a pot tells a story and the story brings the user into the moment of making and firing. Slips, trimming lines, finger marks, edges, wad marks, drips, scratches and shadows capture a moment in time and tell more of the story.”
According to Jaszczak, a successful pot has depth through these processes, obtains humbleness through form and both a thoughtfulness and playfulness in function.
