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From the clusters of mussels layered at the base to the air bubbles that dance the the surface where they meet the flock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Measures 7\" x 3.5\"\u003cbr\u003e- Wood-fired porcelain\u003cbr\u003e- Sgraffito\u003cbr\u003e- Wash by hand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeramic artist Tim Christensen divides his time between Portland and Downeast Maine. At his off-grid studio Tim finds inspiration for his porcelain pieces. Schools of herring, flocks of chattering songbirds, and all matter of sea life are skillfully carved on the surfaces of his hand-thrown and constructed forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTim began working in clay in 1999, and he has been etching his black and white pieces since 2004. Using the centuries-old decorative technique of Sgraffito, Tim carves intricate worlds teeming with life and energy. Firing much of his work at Watershed Center for Ceramic Art in Newcastle, Maine, Tim finds that the collaborative Midcoast institution's salt and wood-fire kilns add variety and allow for the possibility of happy accidents, which are common in the ceramic world and offer welcome play on the artist's meticulous carvings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTim has shown his work around the world and recently completed his first book. Written with co-author Carri Lange, “Reflect, Adapt, and Persevere” he tells of his travels and thoughts on environmental philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Artist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy work is about the ever-changing web of relationships that surround us. Individuals make contact to create relationships, relationships collide to create systems. These systems change over time in response to the other systems around them. I envision my world as an infinite collection of active counterparts, individuals symbiotically wriggling and moving and jostling for space and resources. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this sea of systems, of relationships, I sit and try to untangle it, sit and try to communicate what I see changing, being created, or disappearing into the past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is why I work in our most durable medium, porcelain, and in our longest unbroken historical record, pottery. My work, functional in the information I convey, will be understandable to anyone with an eyeball and the ability to think abstractly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy goal is to make work which still speaks clearly in 10,000 years, and more importantly, to convey the complexity and richness of the world in which I am most fortunate to live.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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{"id":6901072265303,"title":"Blue Fish Jar","handle":"blue-fish-jar","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDo you have a secret fishing spot for blue fish season? Let us know, and we promise we won’t tell. Each summer the blue fish, or snappers as the juveniles are called, follow mackerel to warmer waters. These fierce fighters are a favorite for anglers and are often entertaining to catch. Watch out though, they bite!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis dense school moves around a footed form topped with a gently domed lid. Patterns of varying dots create the active water that surrounds them. Round the shoulder of the jar to find the ever watchful eyes of the seabirds above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Measures 5” x 8.75”\u003cbr\u003e- Salt-fired porcelain\u003cbr\u003e- Sgraffito\u003cbr\u003e- Wash by hand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeramic artist Tim Christensen divides his time between Portland and Downeast Maine. 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