Monday, July 7, 2014

Mountain Wave

Mountain Wave Pot
10in.H x 26in.W x 10in.D
$3,000

Tray w/ Heavy Ash


Tray w/ Heavy Ash
12in.H x 25in.W
SOLD
this tray may finally have found a home and will
be missed in the gallery...
the heavy ash deposits, cooling sparkles and pooling
left a surface endlessly varied and interesting...
there to greet all as they entered the door...

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Wet Oval/ in the studio


 Oval Lava Bowl
wet clay in the studio...
it is this juxtaposition that I'm liking...
the raw and uncooked with
the slickly carved inside...
maybe cause the viewer to wonder...
there must be a reason why he makes them like this???
isn't there?

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Moving Forward

I couldn't make any more bowls...
I've had enough of them for a while...
they support me, but.........
so it's off to some pots finally, the warm up is over...
at present I'm reaching for a means to prove these Lava pieces
actually embody a fine degree of craftsmanship...
something most people, especially jurors, seem not to appreciate...

took me just about 30 some years to figure out how to make them,
but who's counting.... I am I guess...
so this should help... juxtapose some fancy carving inside a rocky and crusty bowl...
being a craftsman is easy after some time, finding magic and energy is a whole different matter...
that's what interests me now... as a jazz player once said:
 " learn your instrument, then forget all that shit and play"...
sounds good to me...

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The Blues


Some additional experiments...
for some shocking perhaps, but I'm just having fun,
contradicting my ideas to further inform them...
little more green than the image shows, but that's the nature of turquoise...

Mudflat Vase


bottom
top
middle....

Mudflat Vase
16in.H x 8in.W
$1,800

This piece has been the most difficult to photograph that I have had...
never seem to be able to get an image which shows what I see when looking at it...
the details help some, but it's heart remains elusive through the camera...
I can easily make a smooth surface piece jump off the page,
but these convoluted textural surfaces remain difficult to capture...

Sunday, June 22, 2014

Lupine season

It's Lupine season here in Maine
the roadsides and fields are filled with these beautiful plants
it's well worth a trip just to see them...

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Monday, June 16, 2014

Iris


An Iris in sun after the rain, outside the studio window...
ochre yellow...