BEAUTY: Ceramics--Brenda Holzke

I am smitten with the marvelous, visceral work of ceramicist Brenda Holzke. Her pieces have a tribal and even Neolithic (and in a modern context, Brutalist) sense about them, with their Cy Twombly-esque graphite doodles and mark-making designs. And I love how she also incorporates materials like fabric, pencil, hemp, paper, plastics, metals, and yarn along with the usual stoneware clay, terra cotta, paperclay, and various glazes and slips.

Top to bottom: Arranged Marriage; Bilingual; Ceramic Bell Installation; Chained Vessel; Chasm; Covet; Faceted Striped Vessel; Generations; Genetic Link; Kenya Striped Foot Stool; Striped Inlay Basket; Wide Banded Vessel

http://www.brendaholzke.com/