INTRODUCTION

This account of the ceramic sculptor, Ben Sams, features his own photographs, videos, and writings. They uniquely reveal and document his views about his life and art.

The first section, Artist and Art, includes a preview of his art and a biography based on his writings. The second, The Art, is based almost entirely on his photographs and slides. The remainder of the website includes additional writings and biography, videos, and commentary.

The artwork on the opening page of the site, The Juggler, is pictured in LaMar Harrington's book, Ceramics in the Pacific Northwest, a History, 1979, page 105. A bowl from the collection of Arlene Schnitzer is featured on page 9.

Note: almost all images of artworks may be enlarged and any available information about them displayed by clicking on them. Videos and most enlarged images may be further enlarged in Full Screen mode.

Robert Dale