Betty Woodman recreates ancient vase shapes and architecture in an exuberant invitation to celebrate vases as objects of beauty. Rebelling against historical hierarchies that favored painting, Woodman cleverly embraces the interplay between painting, sculpture, and ceramics. Notice how some parts are flat while others spring from the wall. She created these vases by throwing thick disks of clay on the potter’s wheel which she then stretched, distorted, and reconfigured to create a mural-like wall of vessels.