Mike Jabbur
"I began collecting handmade pots as an undergrad-my professor would hire me to load his kiln and I would often use that money to buy a pot from his studio. This approach to collecting instilled in me a love for surrounding myself with objects made by people I know and care about, and in many cases objects that have a story behind them."
"I began collecting handmade pots as an undergrad-my professor would hire me to load his kiln and I would often use that money to buy a pot from his studio. This approach to collecting instilled in me a love for surrounding myself with objects made by people I know and care about, and in many cases objects that have a story behind them."
"Over the following 20 years, most of my collection has grown through trading with close friends and fellow potters. Many of the pots in my home are objects that remind me of important relationships throughout the various stages of my adult life."
"Over the following 20 years, most of my collection has grown through trading with close friends and fellow potters. Many of the pots in my home are objects that remind me of important relationships throughout the various stages of my adult life."
"Another important part of my home collection are objects-mostly craft objects-from the Middle East. My dad was born in Syria and came to the United States in 1969. My mom has traced her family origins back to the American Revolution (she's a D.A.R.), so my identity involves pretty different histories. I don't know a lot about many of these objects - I know some pieces were in my dad's house growing up, others came from various aunts and uncles over the years who have passed away, and some are contemporary/new. My understanding is that the wood inlay objects all come from Damascus, where that craft is a specialty. More generally, these are the types of objects I grew up around, so they speak to two kinds of home - "homeland" (with an imagined nostalgia for a place I've never been) and my literal home growing up. And, backgammon always comes out during family visits, so it speaks to family and holidays as well."
"Another important part of my home collection are objects-mostly craft objects-from the Middle East. My dad was born in Syria and came to the United States in 1969. My mom has traced her family origins back to the American Revolution (she's a D.A.R.), so my identity involves pretty different histories. I don't know a lot about many of these objects - I know some pieces were in my dad's house growing up, others came from various aunts and uncles over the years who have passed away, and some are contemporary/new. My understanding is that the wood inlay objects all come from Damascus, where that craft is a specialty. More generally, these are the types of objects I grew up around, so they speak to two kinds of home - "homeland" (with an imagined nostalgia for a place I've never been) and my literal home growing up. And, backgammon always comes out during family visits, so it speaks to family and holidays as well."