Mosiac Reloaded

Here are a couple of pictures of a commission that was completed in February 2007. It is called "The River of Life", it's 34 feet long and 5' 3" tall. The first photo is of a baptismal fount that was also part of the commission.

Here is a picture of a Korean pot with a paddled "bird foot" pattern on it. It is from the Three Kingdom period, before the Koreo Celedons. It is one of the top 100 treasures of Korea. Wish that I was able to get a little better photo of it. The pot is located in the National Museum in Seoul, South Korea.

Srutting pitcher

Here is a hand built pitcher that I made using slabs. I wanted a pitcher that had a sense of movement and also would create a feeling of celebration.

snow pots

Here are a couple of pots right after this weeks snow fall.

I Like the way that the drifts flow around the pots!
The first pot is about 3 feet tall and the second is about 2 feet. We hac alot of snow this week.

Pot from a water reduction

Here is a pot that I got out of a woodfired kiln using water to reduce with.
 

Here is a view of the collection box and Back door to the anagama . The next picture is the exit flue. The final picture is a shot of the kiln almost complete. The kiln was designed by my friend Svend Bayer. Svend came over in the Spring of 2000 and built it as a workshop.

Small kiln of perfect proportions.

Here is a photo of a small anagama that Svend Bayer built in Wales. It has a stacking space of about 75 cu ft.

Black teapot

Here is a black teapot that just came out of the electric kiln. It is handbuilt with a thrown lid. It is fired to cone 8 in oxidation.

Monday's pot

Here is a pot that I made on Monday that I coiled and paddled. It's about 38 inches high and 25 inches in diameter at it's widest point.
This form seems to work for me right now, so I think that I'll work it through and see what happens. 

Here are two detail shots of the fly ash on two jars from the spring firing. There was good reduction on the way up and I carbonized for five hours on the cooling, down to about 1700-1800F.