Rabbit Cup

Ken Ferguson (1928-2004) was a ceramicist best known for creating vessels with animal or anthropomorphic qualities included in the form. “Rabbit Cup” subtly alters the dynamics and flairs of a traditional cup with the addition of a rabbit’s head, the motif transforming the curvature of the handle to suggest a larger figurative outline. A dipped green[?] glaze has the object accrue a rough patina and hints at other decorative motifs — the simplicity and elegant coarseness of the cup indicative of Ferguson’s legendarily prolific output, often fashioning a sizeable quantity of work in a single day.