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| Beatrice Wood Photo by William Gray Harris |
Beatrice Wood, aka the "Mama of Dada," lived and practiced her art until a few days after her 105th birthday. At a young age her independent spirit had her standing up to her aristocratic parents and dashing off to Paris. It wasn't until decades later that she stumbled upon the craft that would bring her such claim - ceramics and pottery (hmmm, are they different?). The story is that she had some tea cups and tried in vain to find a pot to match the set. She came to the conclusion that the only thing she could do to get her way was to make the pot herself. And I am guessing it was a success - or if not, it stoked her curiosity about this new medium.
Ms. Wood was also renowned for her wit and style. I wonder if you can have style without wit. Those who have style but take it too seriously totally blow it. That's when the "clothes wear the person".
Here's a sample of the artist's quotes that float around the internet. I like her perspective a lot.
"My life is full of mistakes. They're like the pebbles that make a good road."
For more about Ms. Wood and her work, please visit http://wwww.beatricewood.com/index.html
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