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Words That Never Knew Each Other
stoneware, porcelain, steel, wood, paint
Hollow; handbuilt; wood-fired for 8 days; natural ash glaze on all but one; shino liner glazes in all.
24" x 24" x 5"
$1,400
Alleles of a wood-firing, all but one are from the same clay body, fired at the same time in the same kiln. Loaded in predetermined locations, scattered throughout the kiln so that none was in sight of any other member of the eight, they are a testament to the nature of wood-firing — which is both predictable and capricious at the same time — and to the variety of individual responses to a similar experience.
Made in USA
stoneware, salvaged metals
Hollow; handbuilt; wood-fired for 7 days; natural ash glaze; post-firing
attachment of salvaged steel, iron, brass, chrome fittings; rendered non-functional.
16" x 16" x 6"
$3,200
From my series called The Mechanic Dreamed He Was A Tea Master, which explored various forms of vessels and servingware ordinarily associated with leisure activities of more affluent classes, but incorporating salvaged vintage metal parts from industries that historically relied on manual labor and the
working class.