CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Newfangled is a curious word. It means attracted to novelty or something of the newest
kind (Webster). I chose it because I like how it looks and sounds, and it is not a word commonly
used in academia. The work I make has a novelty quality to it. I research historical and
contemporary trends in the art, craft, and regular worlds and sift through all of the information in
an effort to create work that is universal. I draw or paint representational imagery onto
functional, wheel-thrown pottery and the finished work takes a narrative or conceptual stance as
an object. Sometimes the subject of my imagery is simple like a landscape, a horse, or a person.
Other times the subject is more complex or cryptic; it can be concealed with abstraction or
changed with metaphor.
This thesis discusses the ideas and techniques I used in the studio to create the body of
work I call Newfangled.
