Glazing

For this batch of pots I went with NIU cone 6 celadon. I choose this glaze so that it would add some color but still allow for the colored slip to show though.

Derick

While working in the studio at NIU I got the opportunity to watch Derick Scarbrough get work ready for his upcoming show. I love the way he experiments with texture on his forms and continually works to find a look that is pleasing to him.

March25

Spring break is so nice! It allows time for me to focus more intensely on my work. So after driving to NIU I got some me time for art. While there I was able to knock out many pieces and get some energy from the artists working there.

My main focus was to create bud vases then I branched off from that to make other objects.

I used a 50 percent slip 50 percent underglaze to give the final color decoration on these pieces.

People

swimming with monsters

Monsters in my dreams

I swim with these in my dream scapes.
Creatures like these keep me in a state of awe and remind me of my place in the seas' food chain, even if I'm only in the sea in my dreams.

Carving Maquettes

When the porcelain is leather hard like cheese it is perfect for carving in the detail that I enjoy putting in my work.