"Beatrice Wood was an important contemporary artist, craft person and
writer. Her life ran the course of the 20th century and included many of
the figures that shaped it. Ultimately, her genius was in the marriage
of wide-ranging influences in her work. The spirit of Dadaism, impact of
Modernism, embrace of Eastern philosophy, influence of folk art and
even the ornament of ethnic jewelry were all combined in her ceramics.
Her work reveals a mastery of form, combined with a preference for the
naïveté of folk art. Ultimately, it is impossible to separate her life
experiences from the work she created, as she truly mastered the art of a
life." http://www.beatricewood.com/biography.html
