If there’s one thing I would never picture myself publishing in Abduzeedo is pottery. It might sound lame to you, but if you take a closer look at these pottery pieces by American artist Jerry Rhodes, you’ll just get as amazed as me.

These, at first glance, might look they were found in an archeology digging site, and that’s probably one of the greatest things about these, because it’s all modern pottery with the look and feel of old civilizations. Jerry is definitely a very talented fella and he definitely knows his pottery history. You may take a closer look at these by visiting his portfolio at DeviantART.

Jerry Rhodes is a ceramic artist living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His work has appeared in numerous juried shows and competitions. He currently exhibits in galleries in Colorado Springs, Woodland Park, Monument, and Manitou Springs Colorado, Santa Fe and Taos New Mexico, Hastings-on-Hudson New York, Charleston South Carolina, Georgetown District of Columbia, and Bethlehem Pennsylvania, and has many pieces in private collections internationally. Jerry has an Electrical Engineering degree from Penn State University, is a former Air Force officer, and currently serves as the Joint Staff Air and Missile Defense Liaison to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

I hope you enjoy these as much as I did! Cheers. 😉

“The firing process I use for my pottery is often described as Raku, but the motivation behind my use of this technique might be considered its philosophical opposite. Rather than seeking a harmonious balance or simplicity through my work, I try to achieve dynamic and imaginative results by challenging the boundaries of gravity, material science, chemistry, and sometimes, common sense. Often I will use traditional style glazes and classic post firing reduction techniques, but other times I’ll use plant food, steel wool, and horsehair during the firing, and add African porcupine quills to complete a composition. The results are usually dramatic.” – Jerry Rhodes