tiny useless things

hand built ceramics, air dry clay
acrylics
acrylic seal/varnish

a little exploration i did to communicate a message about society, humanity, ableism, and self worth. the collection consists of tiny mugs you can’t drink out of, tiny vases of glued in (faux) flowers, and tiny buckets you can’t put water in.

all useless.

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being a designer i’ve always tried to find a purpose and function of anything i see or make——it’s just in our nature as designers (inventors and problem solvers). i’ve also struggled with the persistent very human thoughts of, “am i doing enough?” or “am i producing/creating enough?”

art (and life) is not always about having some profound purpose and impact all the time and we don’t always need to be useful. sometimes simply existing is okay. what and how much we produce isn’t tied to our value and worth and these tiny useless mugs, vases, and buckets were made to serve as a reminder of this.