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So sorry I am closed for the holidays...to many shows, to little organizational skills.. anyway if your in the Providence/Boston area you can find me at the Foundry Show (www.foundryshow.com) and the SOWA Holiday Market (www.southendopenmarket.com)





Crossroads: A Collection of Pottery by Nathan William Murrell

I have created a collection of functional pottery inspired by my travels to such places as Mexico, Italy and Thailand. I have experienced an uncanny vibration in each of these places, feeling their reverberations of history, color, joy, and mystery. Each is in a constant state of renewal due to the environment, neglect, time, and development. I am captivated by this process in which layers of color, pattern and texture build up quickly, only to wear away revealing the previous layers, which consist not only of paint on a wall but of the cultural, political and spiritual history of each.

My fascination for this history and the vibration of these places has become the basis for my pottery aesthetic. Using the juxtaposition of modest forms and rich surface decoration I have developed this collection, titled “Crossroads”. In this series I employ many layers of vibrant colors and textures then painstakingly sand back though them, creating weathered finishes. It is not my intent to reconstruct a certain time or place, but to craft enigmatic pieces which feel well traveled yet at home in the hand.


International shipping note: I would be happy to ship anywhere just be aware that due to the heavy nature of pottery it can be expensive to ship outside of the U.S. Before bidding please contact me about the cost so we may make arrangements.