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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.

Miyazaki Inspired Creatures

As I venture further into art, I find many artists I like, although there is one artist I love in particular: Hayao Miyazaki. Nature, machine, and flight are just a few among many inspirations we share. There are strong anti-war messages in all his films without them being particularly political. The more research I do on the inspiration and origin of design and plot the more inspired I get to continue my art career. 

Below is a piece inspired by Howl's Moving Castle.

Laputa Robot

 

I made two of the following to experiment with design and pattern.

Giant Warrior Skulls (Nausicaa)

I enjoy the Japanese culture and aesthetic of simple, clean, imaginative design, so I made the following:

Martin Figure

Mountain Figure