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The Bowls of DC

These thrown and altered works, made mostly of porcelain, were created at the Museum of Modern ARF in Arlington, VA
from 2003-2007. This marks the first time I've organized a digital exhibition of the bowls made around the Washington Beltway during my tenure at the Museum. I arrived in Washington on September 10, 2001. The Museum lasted exactly four years.
One term.
A number of these were commissioned works and a few were created at an earlier time.
Titles and images are often influenced by music and/or others artists.
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  • Freedom Place #2
Glazed porcelain
13" x 14" x 6"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Al Underwood
Private collection, Washington, DC

    Freedom Place #2 Glazed porcelain 13" x 14" x 6" John Aaron, Artist photo: Al Underwood Private collection, Washington, DC

  • Freedom Place #1
Glazed porcelain, mixed
15" x 16" x 6"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Al Underwood
Private collection, Washington, DC

    Freedom Place #1 Glazed porcelain, mixed 15" x 16" x 6" John Aaron, Artist photo: Al Underwood Private collection, Washington, DC

  • "Peggy's Garden" (1989-90)
Glazed stoneware, mixed media
14" x 12" x 6"
Collection of Peggy Phelps

    "Peggy's Garden" (1989-90) Glazed stoneware, mixed media 14" x 12" x 6" Collection of Peggy Phelps

  • Natch (Museum of Natural History, DC)
Glazed porcelain
16" x 16" x 6"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Al Underwood
Available

    Natch (Museum of Natural History, DC) Glazed porcelain 16" x 16" x 6" John Aaron, Artist photo: Al Underwood Available

  • Welcome To Trinity
Glazed porcelain, mixed
16" x 14" x 6"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Jerry Downs
Collection Ruth Maruschak, Arlington, VA

    Welcome To Trinity Glazed porcelain, mixed 16" x 14" x 6" John Aaron, Artist photo: Jerry Downs Collection Ruth Maruschak, Arlington, VA

  • The Empty Handed Painter From Your Streets (after Dylan)
Glazed porcelain
13" x 14" x  4"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Aaron
Private collection, Washington, DC

    The Empty Handed Painter From Your Streets (after Dylan) Glazed porcelain 13" x 14" x 4" John Aaron, Artist photo: Aaron Private collection, Washington, DC

  • Holy Shit-Ite...! Incoming...!
Glazed porcelain
15" x 14" x 5"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Aaron
Collection of David Shurtz, Arlington, VA

    Holy Shit-Ite...! Incoming...! Glazed porcelain 15" x 14" x 5" John Aaron, Artist photo: Aaron Collection of David Shurtz, Arlington, VA

  • Keep The Home Fires Smoldering
Glazed porcelain, mixed
14" x 13" x 6"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Aaron
Private collection, Marin, CA

    Keep The Home Fires Smoldering Glazed porcelain, mixed 14" x 13" x 6" John Aaron, Artist photo: Aaron Private collection, Marin, CA

  • War Machine: We're Sowing The Seeds:
And They're Buying A Stairway To Heaven
Glazed porcelain
15" x 14" x 6"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Aaron
Collection of David Shurtz, Arlington, VA

    War Machine: We're Sowing The Seeds: And They're Buying A Stairway To Heaven Glazed porcelain 15" x 14" x 6" John Aaron, Artist photo: Aaron Collection of David Shurtz, Arlington, VA

  • Fallen From Grace
Glazed porcelain
12" x 12" x 4"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Aaron
Private collection, Washington, DC

    Fallen From Grace Glazed porcelain 12" x 12" x 4" John Aaron, Artist photo: Aaron Private collection, Washington, DC

  • A Rupture in The Pipeline
Glazed porcelain, mixed
13" x 13" x 6"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Jerry Downs
Weiss collection, Washington, DC

    A Rupture in The Pipeline Glazed porcelain, mixed 13" x 13" x 6" John Aaron, Artist photo: Jerry Downs Weiss collection, Washington, DC

  • Welcome To Afghanistan: Go Home
(Tribute to the Bamiyan Buddhas)
Glazed porcelain
13" x 13" x 5"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Jerry Downs
Available

    Welcome To Afghanistan: Go Home (Tribute to the Bamiyan Buddhas) Glazed porcelain 13" x 13" x 5" John Aaron, Artist photo: Jerry Downs Available

  • Peace (One half of Diptych)
Glazed porcelain
13" x 14" x 5"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Aaron
Private collection, Washington, DC

    Peace (One half of Diptych) Glazed porcelain 13" x 14" x 5" John Aaron, Artist photo: Aaron Private collection, Washington, DC

  • Honey, I'm Home (after Hitchcock) 
Glazed porcelain
18" x 16" x7"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Jerry Downs
Available

    Honey, I'm Home (after Hitchcock) Glazed porcelain 18" x 16" x7" John Aaron, Artist photo: Jerry Downs Available

  • High Noon Manhattan
Glazed porcelain. mixed
John Aaron, Artist
Private collection, Arlington, VA
photo: Al Underwood

    High Noon Manhattan Glazed porcelain. mixed John Aaron, Artist Private collection, Arlington, VA photo: Al Underwood

  • John Aaron throwing the bowl that will become "Welcome To Trinity", 
the sculpture whose creation was chronicled in Australia's Ceramics 
Technical magazine, Dec, 2005 
The piece was created in early 2005.
Photo: Andrea Scharnau

    John Aaron throwing the bowl that will become "Welcome To Trinity", the sculpture whose creation was chronicled in Australia's Ceramics Technical magazine, Dec, 2005 The piece was created in early 2005. Photo: Andrea Scharnau

  • Rule # 1: Always Wear Protective Goggles
Glazed stoneware, mixed
17" x 17" x 7"
John Aaron, Artist
photo: Jerry Downs
Private collection, New York, New York

    Rule # 1: Always Wear Protective Goggles Glazed stoneware, mixed 17" x 17" x 7" John Aaron, Artist photo: Jerry Downs Private collection, New York, New York

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