Hand Built Earthenware Bowls

 Pinch strip constructed bowls, the smaller

of the two has been impressed and carved

with both an inner and outer 

patterned band.

Greenware Bowls with terra sigillata accents.

The Best of Birthdays...

I stopped planning to celebrate my own birth

after I hit 65 but that doesn't mean

it goes unnoticed...

I had a wonderful time

this year on my birthday (4/21) 

in both of my ceramic classes

sharing my pinch strip technique

for making bowls which 

appear to have a carved accent

either in or outside the bowl.

Those with accent patterns on the outside

will have a layered glaze wax technique

inside and Nadia Bond will be on hand

next week in one on my classes

to demo how to do this.

Bowls are different from almost any other

ceramic forms because they have both an

inside and outside which can be seen

at the same time.  Therefore, the two

must complement each other and,

at the same time, entice the onlooker

to want to pick them up and use them.

I finished my "day" at a local Vietnamese Restaurant

with friends after receiving numerous renditions

of Happy Birthday on my voice mail,

emailed & snail mailed greetings

and heartfelt wishes on Facebook...

NICE! 

Johanna Curlie Arm Tyg

Constructed using my pinch strip method then

multi-glazed, this light weight pot

has a stance all her own!

Live & Fly Bird Zen Cup

Live & Fly Bird Zen Cup

for the true free spirit designed to hold 

piping hot tea which can be drunk

by holding the button handles

to pick it up.

Melaleuca Pinch Strip Tyg

Melaleuca is only 6" tall

 and sports an array of natural
stoneware glazes with subtle texturing.
This vase is also paper thin
having been made before my
"The Pot Thickens" period.

Homage to Oliver

We began to hand build lidded pudgy boxes

 in the style of Daniel Oliver during two

of my ceramic clay classes this semester.

 My one demo box is finally glaze fired and

sealed with Renaissance wax...

I have renamed it Ol' Blue Eyes Rattle Lidded
Earthenware Box in honor of the fundraising
auction it will be in come May...

Scent Bottles in Ceramic Clay

 Impressed with my Dot Leaf Intaglio mat.

Small intimate pieces such as these 

just beg to be picked up and caressed!

Transfer Printed Press Mold Tray

We initially did this process during Winter

Clay Camp and I just got around to 

glazing the demo piece!

Denim Disc CUTEsie Pitcher

The patterning on this pitcher came from a coaster

design inspired by Moravian tiles. 

I used a Denim Blue glaze on the tile impression

and Blue Hare's Fur in & on the collar.

The rope neck cord was stained

with ocher terra sigillata.

All Terrain Pouring Pitcher

This pitcher is designed to be grasped

by the whole hand in it's mid section!

Southwest Free Form Lidded Box

The varied coloration in this box

comes from the use of scroddled clays.

By accenting the impressed Southwest motifs

with oxides and using Renaissance wax 

to seal the finish, this box has the look of both 

leather and rock...

Zentangle Patterned Canister with Two Arms

 This was one of the first patterned canisters I built.  

It retains the stance I normally reserved for gesture pots

but no interesting legs...

The Curlie Top Lidded Round Canister

It's so hard to show off a really interesting piece

 with only one picture so I have supplied five

 to enable you to see 

the full round interest on this canister.
BH 818 is about 9" high
and is finished to resemble tanned leather.

O L I V E R

I haven't had the time to finish 'decorating' my Oliver

but I did want you to see how it was progressing...

BLUE-ming New Plaquettes

Hopefully these will happen more often than

"Once in a Blue Moon."

These and other new jewelry components

will be available at the South Jersey Bead Society

BEAD BINGE March 14 & 15, 2015

at the Armory, Cherry Hill, NJ.

Covered Butter or Cheese Tray

I had a request to make one of these 

from students at the two different art centers 

where I teach. This is one of three

styles I have templated.

The Intaglio mat I used is Cleopatra.