GAWD do I hate being poor, I am seriously thinking of going hungry so that I can have my own Obama mug. Ayumi Horie put together her own team of mavericks to make their own lines of Obama wares to sell, and half of the proceeds are going to Obama/Biden campaign. These slick pots will undoubtly make your friends Obama pins look super lame. Here is an excerpt from Sarah Archer’s article on Political pottery.
In October of 2008, 28 top American ceramic artists will present a diverse group of cups, plates and other pots called “Obamaware” as a fundraiser for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. The pots are by turns funny, hopeful, imaginative, witty, inspiring – and practical. What a great idea! A convergence of the handmade aesthetic beloved by progressive Americans, a ‘green’ object you can use over and over, and a way to support the arts during difficult economic times. What better way to support the candidate for change? It turns out that the Obamaware artists are in good company – some of the most fascinating episodes in ceramic history testify to the subtle but enduring power of pots to convey both food and ideas. Ancient Greek potters used scenes from well-known myths to comment on Athenian politics. One 16th century German potter decorated household objects with imagery that promoted controversial new Protestant beliefs – and went to jail for it. Pots have long played an important supporting role in conversations about politics and ideas in the domestic realm, or as politicians like to say, “around the kitchen table”.
The preview of the sale will go live october 13th, and the actual sale will go on October 15th at noon. 
