When reviewing our annual readership-wide contest entries, our editorial team thoughtfully considered what qualifies as “bold” and discussed how both excess and restraint can be considered daring depending on the approach or context of each work. Selected from more than 530 entries, the 23 ceramic pieces that follow show bold steps forward in their use of material, color, surface, form, gesture, or scale. —Eds.
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When reviewing our annual readership-wide contest entries, our editorial team thoughtfully considered what qualifies as “bold” and discussed how both excess and restraint can be considered daring depending on the approach or context of each work. Selected from more than 530 entries, the 23 ceramic pieces that follow show bold steps forward in their use of material, color, surface, form, gesture, or scale. —Eds.
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