ST. PETERSBURG, FL.- Contemporary artists have taken ceramic art in entirely new directions. They have produced large-scale ceramic sculptures, often inspired by more traditional forms, such as Don Reitz’s Skirted Vessel in the Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg’s Sculpture Garden. The objects in PLACE: Contemporary Ceramics by Jennifer Forsberg, Sarah Lindley, and Jeanne Quinn (March 5-April 24) similarly challenge conventional expectations of the medium. These artists express and interpret notions of space through three complementary approaches: form, structure, and air. Their inventive use of layers and elevations immediately engages the viewer. Ms. Forsberg’s weighty forms seem both “earthbound” and of the body. Ms. Lindley’s structural creations are elevated on mounds and platforms. Ms. Quinn’s pieces are hung from above creating an ethereal quality. The three combined into a single