Lisa Howe Studio Stoneware Charger 
Lisa Howe Studio Stoneware Charger
- Signed 'Lisa'
- Hand Thrown and Painted
- With Stand
About the Artist:
Lisa Howe Stoneware opened a studio and shop at Scottsdale Road and Mercer Lane. She soon had a long list of clients from resorts to gift shops and - oh yes! - a kitchen store across Scottsdale Road called Sweet Basil Gourmetware & Cooking School.I asked Lisa why it was so hard for beginners to control clay on the spinning potter's wheel. "Clay is alive," Lisa said. "It has a memory." She explained how clay's natural state is flat. It resists being forced to rise above the surface of the wheel and then stubbornly "diffuses out and down" despite the novice's efforts to control and shape it.Throwing clay is grueling work. You feel it in your legs, your back and your arms. Seven day work weeks leave little time for anything else. After years of this schedule and increasing amounts of Advil, Lisa reluctantly realized that a change was necessary. In 2006 she put a "Closed" sign on her studio and took some much needed time off. She is currently retired.Lisa Howe's philosophy of life is all-encompassing and straightforward. This fits the artistic, free-spirited Bohemian lifestyle she has lived since she was sixteen. She believes passionately in the process of creative visualization. Defined as "a mental technique that uses our imagination to turn our dreams, aspirations and goals into reality," Lisa often includes a question/answer element in her creative visualization sessions. She views the wisdom of an old African proverb, "When you pray, move your feet," as a critical part of this process. The golden rule completes Lisa Howe's philosophy of life: "treat people as you would want to be treated.
Condition:
Good, No Damage
Size:
13" Diameter