Hand Built Vessels & Pots

The Native Americans consider clay a gift that has been given to us, and that if you take care of the clay, it will take care of you and guide you in your own journey.

I felt an immediate affinity towards this intuitive approach of  “listening to the clay”; and seek the soul and spirit of each piece. I find inspiration in nature and seek balance between a jagged, rough edge or crack, and a smooth, reflective surface; or between a form and it’s texture. I am intrigued by the quality of clay to be both rough and refined; to be an object of quiet beauty, however imperfect.

 
 
 
 

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My work is formed through coiling and pinching, the most primitive and intimate of hand-building techniques. The artist is one with the process.

 

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I love the spontaneity of raku firing, a process where pots are removed from the kiln while red-hot, and quickly placed into containers holding combustible materials. Once ignited, the cans are closed. This produces an intense reduction atmosphere resulting in vibrant metallic effects and crackled glaze surfaces.
Pure magic!


 
 
 
 
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These organic pieces convey tranquility and harmony, in contrast to the chaos in our modern, technological world.