About the Pottery
Each piece begins by being made by hand in porcelain on the potter’s wheel, cast or hand built from a slab of clay, and are then gently sculpted to achieve their final form. All my work, including forms and glazes, are crafted by me.
My
passion for color and an engineering background has led to spending
countless hours formulating and testing table-top trend glaze colors
and crystalline glazes. Each piece is accented with my own glaze
formulation and fired to 2230 degrees, a temperature that produces a
durable piece with a glass surface.
Crystalline glazes have
captivated my interest and become my new challenge. These glazes
present an artistic wedding of chemistry and nature. Just as water
vapor, in exactly the correct conditions becomes a snowflake, the glaze
on these pots, when fired precisely, grows frost-like crystals. Due to
the lengthy time required to master the glaze, the great care that must
be taken in compounding, firing and finishing, and the small success
rate, very few potters today use this glaze. However, I find the
beauty they produce is worth the challenge of achieving these
one-of-a-kind frost-like pieces.
About The Potter
Playing with clay began in the farmlands and parks
of Iowa. As early as eight, I dug my own clay and created a series of
miniature sculptures. Through high school these miniature sculptures
evolved into practical containers. In recent years, my love of pottery
never waned as I pursued my engineering career and motherhood. Now I
spend my peaceful moments throwing on a wheel, altering a piece, creating glazes, and
firing a kiln.
I have studied and experimented with many
different types of ceramic forms, surface decorations, clay bodies,
glazes and types of firing. This exploration led me to my passion for
botanical porcelain forms and translucent and crystalline glazes.
Ceramics
is an outlet that represents serenity in my life. Living in a world
that overstresses efficiency, pace and outcome, I am typically in a
terrible rush. When I sit at the wheel or alter a vessel, I am free to
escape to a tranquil space. My goal is to create pieces that when
viewed, allow you to capture a moment of serenity.
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