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2013, 4′ x 10′ x 2′, Ceramic extrusions of a UPC label.

Five ceramic extrusions of a UPC Code. The extruder is considered the lowest of production methods in the ceramics studio, which is what initial drew me to the process. Every niche has its own politics and hierarchy that inevitably influence our taste levels. The representational failure was the objects success. Each extrusion took on a life of its own and as I continued, I manipulated the process to achieve the (initially) unintentional organic form subsequently moving further away from the graphic aesthetic of an actual UPC Label.