Everything Matters | Cobalt | Forrest Lesch-Middelton
1,955 views · Published 16 February 2018 · 32:07 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: Exploratorium · 2018 · Science & Technology
https://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/everything-matters From ceramic bowls to cell phones, cobalt plays an important commercial role across the globe. Follow cobalt’s history with ceramic artist Forrest Lesch-Middelton, and learn how its uses impact us both individually and as a whole. He’ll share his unique making process with cobalt blue, as well as his efforts to address the element with social awareness and responsibility. Forrest Lesch-Middelton is a potter, tile maker, and educator living and working in Petaluma, CA. His award-winning body of work is rich in political and cultural content, featuring functional pottery and tile that “look like the products of an ancient civilization whose people proudly insisted on being buried with their dishware.” (New York Times)
