March 3, 1893

Beatrice Wood (March 3, 1893 to March 12, 1998) was an American potter, associated with the French avante garde. Her work is quite mesmerizing, as you can see:










Her fellow artists called her the "Mama of Dada," which is embroidered on the pillow in this photograph of the artist.




Here is an excerpt from a Flavorwire article discussing her contributions to the avant garde:

“...I know nothing about Dada. I was only in love with men connected with it, which I suppose is as near to being Dada as anything,” Beatrice Wood told an audience at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1978. Indeed, in her day Wood was known for her sexual flings (and several imagined relationships she portrayed in her art) more than her artistic contributions to Dada. But today she holds the title of the “Mama of Dada,” after a colorful career and a lifelong passion for ceramics lasting until her death at 105 years old. “...[Her] drawings have the combined openness and intimacy of a daily diary, revealing the wit and humor, pathos and joie de vivre for which Wood’s so well known,” ...[Art Forum].