Caddy w/ Crust

Small Caddy w/ Nice Crust
7in.H x 4in.W
$250

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

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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...

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...

Vase w/ Runs

Vase w/ Runs on the Smooth
13in.H x 4in.W
$175

Iris

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

Spotted Bottle

another of the old school experiments...
Spotted Bottle
14in.H x 9in.W
don't know... we'll see...KK

Another Old School Experiment

Another of the Old School Experiments...
Bottle
14in.H x 9.5in.
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at times pieces come from the kiln and their value is uncertain...
this piece has been sitting on the shelf for over a year...
originally thought not very nice really, now I wonder what the &#@% I was thinking...
the difference between expectation and reality, projection and the truth...
those polarities seem always to be present in life,
 it's the managing of them
 that separates the wheat from the chaff...
wood firing teaches many things on many levels...

Cup

Cup
4in.H x 4in.W
$95

"Glazing Technique"

I laughingly call this image "Glazing Technique"
this is the glaze right after the pour on...
it was left purposely to dry and thicken, creating blobs and chunks...
perfect for uneven application, which is my preference...
the thicker glaze also adheres to an already fired piece more easily,
though it takes at least a day+ to dry,
without the wood stove helping out... even then a long time...
no hurry... just experiments... searching on for some magic...
the piece below was handled in this manner...

Old School

Old School Experiments
Bottle/White on White on White
I have been experimenting with old traditional shapes for a while now, mostly bottles,
as a contradiction to the Lava/geology pieces... as a counter check on myself...
after many bottles, 50 or so, and much disappointment, I'm thinking
this might, just might have the depth and curiosity I was seeking...
smooth skin lacking in the skeletal underpinning I always seem to need, but
I'm liking this one... finally... it's been a few years...

The Exotics

Another cup from the exotic group...
Iron Shino over Shino...
it also sparkles a bit from the
soda ash... feels great in the hand...