Ehren Tool is a ceramist and former Marine during the Gulf War Era. He makes cups to start conversations about war and share stories of individuals in the military.
I think clay is a good analogy for war. In war things are immediate and the results last a long time. Same way you can make marks easily in the clay but once they go through the fire the marks will last 500,000 to one million years. The cups also seems to me to be the appropriate scale to talk about war. Hand to hand. A cup can not express what war is like but it may be the opportunity for a Vet and someone who cares about that Vet to have a conversation about unspeakable things. - Ehren Tool
For more information about the artist please visit NVAM, Service: Craft in America, or contact him at ehrentool.com
I think clay is a good analogy for war. In war things are immediate and the results last a long time. Same way you can make marks easily in the clay but once they go through the fire the marks will last 500,000 to one million years. The cups also seems to me to be the appropriate scale to talk about war. Hand to hand. A cup can not express what war is like but it may be the opportunity for a Vet and someone who cares about that Vet to have a conversation about unspeakable things. - Ehren Tool
For more information about the artist please visit NVAM, Service: Craft in America, or contact him at ehrentool.com