My Etsy Shop

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Drawings

Drawings for future decals. Created in adobe Illustrator.

                                                                      Lobster

Life Dressing

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Love these women! Jean is my great aunt, she even gave me a signed copy of the Life Dressing book which includes amazing drawings of her and her good friend Valerie.

How to melt glass onto your pottery

                                                                 Test Tiles
Add glass shards to bisque ware or glazed work to create this beautiful effect. Place shards in an even, thin layer. Glaze can even be added over the glass for a nice surface texture and color.

To smash recycled bottles:
Materials:
-Hammer
-Gloves
-Goggles
-Area with a hard surface
-Newspaper
-Cloth
-Bags

- Lay down newspaper. Warning, this can get messy.
- Place bottles in 2-3 bags
- Wrap in cloth
- Hit with hammer until desired shard size


The glass can be fired onto the clay at various temperatures creating different effects.

cone 6 works very well for a nice smooth surface. Cone 5 looks really nice as well. Cone 10 is my favorite.

                                                                    Test Tiles

For these test tiles I used green beer bottles for the glass and did not add any glaze. Fired to cone 6 and held at highest temp for 15 minutes.

                                                          Moldy Bread Test Tile

This unglazed slab was in the same cone 6 firing as the previous test. This glass mixture consist mostly of clear shards with smaller green, blue and brown pieces.

 Glass can also be added to wet clay and fired in bisque but the glass will boil up and drip. This is a picture of glass in wet clay and fired once in a bisque cone 08. This method is great for sculptural work.

Another Glass Experiment

                                             Surfacing Bubbles Frozen In Time

This glass experiment turned out very well. Realistically resembling bubbles in water rising to the surface, this slab has a depth to it that will captivate your imagination bringing the bubbles to life.

How to create this drip effect with cone 6 glazes and mason stains.

Step 1: Dip bisqueware in cone 6 white. Allow to dry.
Step 2: Paint mason stain with 3 coats. Allow to dry.
Step 3: Dip into cone 6 clear.
Step 4: Fire to cone 6.

How to create this neat design with colored slip.

                                      

                                                               Bird Poop

Step 1: Secure bisqueware to a potters wheel. With this bowl I created a clay base around the bottom and attached it to the wheel head.
Step 2:  Use a brush to paint a layer of slip.
Step 3: While first layer of slip is still wet drip a generous amount of slip into center.
Step 4: Spin wheel head and slip will splatter out into interesting shapes.
Step 5: Repeat steps 3 and 4 with alternating colors. Be careful not to make the layers thick because the slip will most likely crack while drying.
Step 6: When the slip hardens(but not completely dry) dip or pour clear glaze over it. Brushing clear glaze will result in blending or smearing the slip.
Allow to dry slowly so the surface of the slip and glaze does not crack.

                                             

About Me

                                                                  About Me
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My Backyard

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Short Artist Statement


I am very passionate about glazing my pottery and spend a lot of time thinking about what I am going to do. Glazing is a trial and error process which involves an in depth understanding of the chemicals and it's properties.  It requires being able to predict what is going to happen with glaze on the form of the ceramic piece with knowledge of how different glazes are going to interact and react with different temperatures, clay body, and chemicals. I have created some of my most successful artworks by experimenting with this knowledge gained through experience.

Another successful glass beach experiment.

                                                           Freezing Beach

Glass Beach

                                                                Glass Beach
Using my old pottery and crushed glass I experimented with melting the glass at various temperatures. I ended up creating a glass beach with algae, waves, and sand.