Eric Rempe

"Forms and images from the natural world draw me in each day as I walk around. I strive to see better each day so I can allow these things to seep into my work. Patterns on orchid flowers growing in my greenhouse are translated to the surfaces of my cups. Newly emerging bamboo shoots influence the swollen, patterned, geometric forms I make. I work in clay because it continually asks questions of me and how I live my life.
What does it mean to be an American Potter in the 21st century?
How can I effect change in someone with my work?
How can I weave my life and my pots together so they begin to speak about who I am?
Each day questions like these keep me investigating my ties to the earth and to humanity."