Clay

Whether hand building or working on a wheel, ceramics teaches me to be patient - and helps me to recognize when it's time to make a move.  It's a series of windows of opportunity; moments in time where action can be positive (or negative) and recorded and frozen...
I explored ceramics in 2008-10 while studying in Woodland Hills, CA with Melody Cooper.  2013 brought the opportunity to re-aquaint myself with this rewarding craft.

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[Collection of the artist]

How To Knit
2010 | Wheel Thrown Stoneware| 8" x 8" x 2.25"

Image transfers on stoneware plate. 

Clay | B-mix w/sand
Glaze | Green Celadon 
Firing | Cone 10 reduction firing resulting in sepia colored transfers.

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[Private collection, Woodland Hills, CA]

Petrified
2009 | Slip Cast Porcelain | 10.5" x 6.5" x 5"

Knit and altered cabled sweater sleeve with applied base

Clay | Porcelain slip 
Firing | Cone 10 

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[Collection of the artist]

From the Fire
2009 | Wheel Thrown Stoneware| 6" x 6" x 5.75"

Clay | B-mix w/sand
Firing | Raku
Glaze | white crackle w/oxidation

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[2nd Place, Slab Box Ceramics, Los Angeles County Fair]

Holding On
2009 | Handbuilt Stoneware| 4.5" x 6.8" x 5"

Handbuilt lidded box impressed with vintage knitting, mixed glazes applied and hand buffed prior to the final high-firing.  Applied French knob cast from period mold, hand chased with custom patina.  The interior of the box includes a number of muted glazes and wax resist.

Firing | Cone 10
Glaze | Clear

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[Private Collection, Saskatchewan, Canada]

Ceramic Knitting
2009 | Slip Cast Porcelain | 7" x 10" x .5"

Handmade and raku fired porcelain plaque - approx. 7" wide x 10" tall

Clay | Porcelain slip
Firing | Raku

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[Private Collection, Marysville, Michigan]

Yarn Bowl
2009 | Wheel Thrown Ceramic | 6" x 6" x 4"

Clay | B-mix with Sand
Firing | Raku

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[Private Collection, Ankeny, Iowa ]

Unfettered
2008 | Hand Built | 10" x 5" x 4"

Extruded bowl - combination of three clays put through an extruder to create the organic "shell" shape.

Clay | Custom Mix of 3 clays
Base Glaze | Shino 26
Top Glaze | Blue Celadon
Firing | Cone 10