Growing up in Minnesota where, via the influences of the many local potters, the climate for making pottery had a distinctly Japanese folk pottery or mingei air to it, I began my work in high school making Japanese/folk inspired functional pots, and As the years progressed my work turned to non-functional, and then to purely sculptural concerns until my first trip to Japan in 1987 when the circle began to close. My residency there lasted from 1988 to 1996, and during that time I came to realize how deeply ceramics were embedded in the culture via the tea ceremony, flower arranging, the various styles of regional cooking, etc. with my interest in making wares for the tea ceremony, my attention has turned to Korean influenced work, specifically Hagi as well as buncheong style ware, and while referencing these types of work, I seek to expand on the vernacular via my own process of form and glaze experimentation, continually altering glazes and intentionally over and under firing work in an effort to see what the kiln may provide.
-Robert Fornell
Robert Fornell
Tengu Hikidashi Chawan, 2022
Stoneware
3.75 x 4.75 x 5 inches
9.5 x 12.1 x 12.7 cm
RFo 149
*SOLD
Robert Fornell
Silver Porcelain Chawan, 2023
Porcelain
3.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches
8.9 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm
RFo 150
$580
Robert Fornell
Silver Porcelain Tokkuri/Sake Bottle, 2023
Porcelain
5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches
14 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm
RFo 152
$140
Robert Fornel
Silver Porcelain Kotsubo/Small Bottle, 2023
Porcelain
7.25 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches
18.4 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm
RFo 153
$180
Robert Fornell
Silver Porcelain Chawan, 2023
Porcelain
3.5 x 5 x 4.75 inches
8.9 x 12.7 x 12.1 cm
RFo 151
$580
Robert Fornell
Silver Porcelain Guinomi/Sake Cup, 2023
Porcelain
2.5 x 2.5 x 2.75 inches
6.4 x 6.4 x 7 cm
RFo 154
*SOLD
Robert Fornell
Kurinuki Hikidashi Guinomi/Sake Cup , 2022
Stoneware
3 x 5 x 3 inches
7.6 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm
RFo 166
$200
Robert Fornell
Black Shino Tokkuri/Sake Bottle, 2023
Stoneware
5.75 x 3.25 x 3.25 inches
14.6 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm
RFo 157
*SOLD
Robert Fornell
Black Shino Tokkuri/Sake Bottle, 2023
Stoneware
5.5 x 3 x 3 inches
14 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm
RFo 158
$120
Robert Fornell
Hikidashi Guinomi/Sake Cup, 2022
Stoneware
3 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches
7.6 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm
RFo 161
*SOLD
Robert Fornell
Hikidashi Gem Guinomi/Sake Cup, 2022
Stoneware
2 x 3 x 3.25 inches
5.1 x 7.6 x 8.3 cm
RFo 165
$160
Robert Fornell
Hikidashi Guinomi/Sake Cup, 2022
Stoneware
3.5 x 2 x 2.25 inches
8.9 x 5.1 x 5.7 cm
RFo 162
*SOLD
Robert Fornell
Kurinuki Hikidashi Guinomi/Sake Cup , 2022
Stoneware
3 x 6 x 4 inches
7.6 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm
RFo 167
$220
Robert Fornell
Kurinuki Hikidashi Vase, 2022
Stoneware
6 x 5 x 5 inches
15.2 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm
RFo 168
$320 (ON HOLD)
Robert Fornell
Kurinuki Hikidashi Sake Server/Tokkuri, 2022
Stoneware
6.5 x 5 x 2.75 inches
16.5 x 12.7 x 7 cm
RFo 169
*SOLD
Robert Fornell
Tengu Jyubako/Stacking Bento Box, 2023
Stoneware
6.25 x 5.25 x 5.25 inches
15.9 x 13.3 x 13.3 cm
RFo 170
*SOLD
Robert Fornell
Tengu Mizusashi/Water Container, 2023
Stoneware
6.75 x 5.5 x 5.75 inches
17.1 x 14 x 14.6 cm
RFo 171
$880
Robert Fornell
Black Shino Mizusashi/Water Container, 2023
Stoneware
6 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches
15.2 x 14 x 14 cm
RFo 172
*SOLD
Robert Fornell
Black Shino Chaire/Tea Caddy, 2023
Stoneware
3 x 2.5 x 1.5 inches
7.6 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm
RFo 174
$120
Robert Fornell
Black Shino Guinomi/Sake Cup, 2023
Stoneware
2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 inches
6.4 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm
RFo 160
*SOLD
Robert Fornell
Gray/Black/Silver Jyubako/ Bento Box, 2023
Stoneware
6.25 x 7 x 7 inches
15.9 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm
RFo 173
$680