Photograph of a carved porcelain platter showing two Koi fish in a lily pond held by the artist.

 
 
This hand carved porcelain platter is held by the artist. Two Koi fish circling in a lily pond are highlighted with a deep, cobalt blue glaze.

Photograph of a large porcelain vase showing our blue and red flambe glaze.

 
 
This large porcelain vase is a fine example of our flambe glaze. Depending on gas flow in the kiln areas of plum and pale blue can be produced. If strongly reduced the glaze will be a solid plum color on all parts of the piece.

Photograph of a wide stoneware bowl in a deep green glaze with the image of a brown rabbit in the center.

 
A dark green stoneware bowl with the image of a soft, matt brown rabbit in its center. Such designs are hand painted with glaze during the decorating process. Other critters are also rendered.

Photograph of a tall vase glazed in a red, blue and white crackle combination we call candy

 
This tall procelain vase is a fine example of a glaze combination that we call candy. What is most unusual about this piece is the red patch on the lower portion of the vase which was totally unplanned and unexpected. The red patch was produced by another vase standing next to this which was glazed in a copper bearing glaze. During the firing some of this copper volatized and was picked up by the tall, candy vase.

Photograph of a black stoneware platter showing an imaginary planet hurtling through starry space.

  Photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope have inspired a whole series of space designs in bowls and platters. This imaginary planet hurtles through some galaxy far, far away. The platter makes use of our 1000 star glaze combination along with numerous painted on glazes.

Photograph of a tall porcelain vase in our wide crackle glaze.

 
 
A dramatic porcelain vase with our wide, or crab's crackle glaze. The crackle develops over several weeks after removal from the kiln. When the pattern is optimum, the crackle is highlighted with India ink for permanence.

Photograph of a large porcelain platter glazed in our deep, ruby red ox blood glaze.

 
Certainly ox blood is the most treasured glaze in the craft of pottery. It is very difficult to fire correctly, but wonderfully deep and rich when it is. This platter is of museum quality and joins the small number of such pieces that come from our kilns each year.

 

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