Untitled
Circa 1990s

Porcelain
5.125 x 5.5 x 5.125 in.
Gift of Richard W. Gold from the Arthur J. Williams Collection
2024.12.27

This small bowl, crafted from colored porcelain using the Japanese nerikomi technique, features a swirling blue-and-white pattern created by laminating colored clays together and then altering them. Thomas Hoadley has long explored the of depth perception and pattern variety that this technique allows, making them a signature of his work. As the artist explains, he views his patterns as “a collaboration between [his] imposed structure and the clay’s wise alteration of that structure.”

Born in North Adams, Massachusetts, in 1949, Hoadley studied painting and sculpture, earning a B.A. from Amherst College in 1971 and a Master of Science in Ceramics from Illinois State University in 1977. He apprenticed with sculptor and ceramic artist Malcolm Wright in 1974. His artistic practice spans ceramics and painting.

Sara Eco Conti

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This object has the following keywords:

• blue
• bowl
• marbling - The technique of imitating or suggesting the appearance or pattern of marble or another such stone, usually by hand painting on paper, wood, fresco, or other surfaces. For a broader, less delicate technique, as used in construction, use "marbleizing."