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Adam Field is known for wheel-thrown and altered porcelain functional work with precision-incised and precision-carved surface decoration completed in the wet-stage. Field?s surface treatment is made with hand tools he designed or altered for this purpose. Glazes appear earth-toned with simple resist decoration.

Regarding the origins of the incised and carved designs, Field's states, ?The surface of my pottery is meticulously carved with intricate designs that borrow from nature and incorporate the human touch. Much of the carving on my work is informed by the pattern languages found in indigenous fiber art, such as Hawaiian tapa, Incan cordage, and Zulu basketry.?

In addition to the former body of work, Field maintains an active practice of creating Onggi pottery , traditional Korean earthenware used for tableware. Learned while apprenticed to 6th generation Onggi Master Potter, Kim Il-Mahn, Field has brought the centuries-old ? and near lost art to his studio in the United States. Field?s Onggi pots are coil-built using the aid of the potter?s wheel. From clay preparation to glazing, his work remains within the traditional scope of the art. Pots are lidded with a flat top.