"I approach my pottery in several ways. I consider my pieces as functional forms. Functional forms for me are about touch and about communication through use. I consider them as decorative objects; objects intended to visually embrace their surroundings. I wish my forms to seem familiar and comfortable while still engaging the user and creating visual interest. I also consider my forms as sculptural objects.

I think about formal relationships of proportion, shape, color, surface and form. I also think about the relationships between two or more forms when they come together in a group or set. I think about these sets as three-dimensional still lifes.

My work focuses on the idea of the artist as collector. I consider myself a collector of forms and techniques. I have built a vocabulary of styles, color palettes and forms. I enjoy the freedom of working with diverse building, glazing and firing methods. I enjoy taking a set form such as a teapot and interpreting it in many different ways. I collect my ideas from diverse sources. Many of these sources, however, lie within the history of ceramics. Chinese and Korean celadons, Turkish and Iranian tin-glazed earthenware, and American manufactured pottery from the 1940's and 50's, such as Hall China and Russell Wright are just a few of these sources."

Margaret Bohls, Huntsville, TX

Assistant Professor, Sam Houston State University

MFA: Louisiana State University, BFA: Rhode Island School of Design

Artist-in-Residence: Archie Bray Foundation

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