“The purpose of Ridsel’s experiment was to find the point at which craft transforms into art”

Reading the rest of that via the link provided I can’t say I agree with the sentiment. Mainly because it’s ceramics like the above that seem to always be found, discussed, and theorized about at archeological digs and the like. If anything it goes beyond art and becomes a cultural time capsule. A bit of DNA from a whole age. I don’t think most just think of it as a craft so much as thing craft and art are pretty much the same thing. The usage of “arts & crafts” is too deceptive to take seriously at face value these days.