Michael Cardew

“A good potter cannot treat his raw materials merely as a means of production; he treats them, as they deserve to be treated, with love. He cannot make them as merely utensils; he makes them as they have the right to be, as things with life of their own. When a potter not only knows his job but delights in it, when techniqe and inspiration become identified, the flow of life will begin to appear in his pots, transmitting life from the maker to the user.”