Tears of Time
Bill Powell
Tears of Time (detail) 2026
Stoneware
Wood-fired temmoku and churn-glazed stoneware
56 x 24 x 24 cm
About the Artwork
This stoneware vase was fired for 100 hours in the anagama wood kiln at Middle Pocket Pottery, NSW. Regardless of the interpretation as tears of joy or tears of heartache, time finds a way for our personal and collective emotional processing to heal and sustain the human condition. The featured teardrop handle details have been applied in an asymmetric configuration, symbolising the passing of time. Much like this ceramic piece, we too are often forged in the fires of change.
About the Artist
Gold Coast resident Bill Powell is a graduate of Fine Arts from the University of Southern Queensland. Bill has been a full-time potter for 47 years. He is currently principal artist and owner of CeramX School of Clay & Glass, Gold Coast, and a former President of Ceramic Arts Queensland. Bill is represented by Red Hill Gallery, Brisbane.