Wood-fired Vases

This is some of my wood-fired pieces, these are also some of my first vertical forms:

 

Other side of the vase.

 

 

This probably did not reach cone 10 in the firing but it turned out gorgeous.

Mugs

 

 

 

 

Buddha, Dharma, Sangha.

My version of Buddha, Dharma, Sangha.

 

The Buddha bowl is of course covered in Buddha.

 

Dharma wheel on the other side, same bowl.

 

For Dharma I painted Anderson Center for the Arts at Hartwick College, art is my dharma.

 

And for Sangha or community I painted on Pine Lake, below is Lake House by the lake.

 

The Vaudevillian.

 

The lodge.

Retro 1950's Japanese Coffeepot

 

 

Tokkuri

 

 

 

Chinese Vases

These are the vases I made inspired by what I saw in China over this summer.

 

 

 

 

Experimental Glazes

Below is a celadon glaze I mixed from scratch. The other side of the pot was facing a vase coated with granit, some of the pieces fell off onto my pot forming the lumps you see.

 

 

This was a shino which may have not worked out.

 

This cup had all three of the glazes I mixed.

 

This is an upside down bowl I had to fire twice. The first time it came out it was taffy green I then I fired it again in an oxidation kiln and it ran like crazy. I broke off the foot rim which you can see at the top. I took a photo of this upside down so you could see the relatively interesting glaze.