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Jim Rice describes himself
as a functional potter whose goal is to produce functional artwork.
Pots and plates, cups and saucers, bowls and goblets comprise Jim's
functional artwork. Three dimensional reliefs and sea creatures
stretch the artist's imagination. Each of Jim's creations is handmade,
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Ask
him how long it takes to transform that clay into a coffee cup,
and Rice quickly responds,
"20 years".
"It's
all a part of an evolution. I might sit down and make a cup in two
minutes, but it took me 20 years to get to the point where I could
do it in two minutes."
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The Clay Place -- 1998
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The fish platters come in a variety of sizes, besides every color
envisioned, and their uses are only limited by the imagination.
The smallest, for instance, measuring in at 5 x 2-1/2 inches, can
hold sauces, jewelry, soap, ashes, paper clips, and coins to name
a few. Functional and artistic these aquatic dishes are quite the
catch in some 200 stores across the country.
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