New HandBuilt Work

I've been working on little flask type bottles, and i made a teapot for fun too.





These bottles currently have a Mark Peters Black Slip on them

Here i a set bowls i used helmars slip on and a little bit of wood ash, fired in a soda kiln. The casserole also came out of the same firing

Winter Break

It's now the end of the semester, and all of the schools studio's are closed. luckily i am able to setup a small studio in the basment of my apartment complex. I won't be a ble to have acess to a wheel, so i will be working on lots of handbuilding projects. pictures of progress should come soon

Art?

What is craft? what is art? some attribute Peter Volkous to breaking the boundaries between art and craft ceramics, but where does that leave the artist who makes art in the idealism of craft? When people ask me why i want to be a studio potter the only answer i can give them is, i want to make functional objects that a person can enjoy everyday. i do not believe that functional ceramics should be purchased as a decorative piece to only be viewed. I believe that functional ceramics should be used everyday, because they were created to be part of your everyday life.

Here's a couple of my latest works out of a gas soda kiln. The jars all stack together the glaze was st. johns black with wood ash sprayed over top.

Hello Hello
I started this blog keep a personal database record of my progression with pottery, and other random events in life. i hope anyone who happens to stumble upon this enjoys. i will soon be starting to sell works on Etsy.com i will keep you posted.