Getting Glazes Workshop - March 13th

Check out this very informative workshop I will be teaching about the wide world of glazing. March 13th at the Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts & Sciences.

Some Recent Works

The large 20" platter and pitcher with 3 mugs are reduction fired. The black carved set of vases are black burnished clay. Inquire if interested in the platter or pitcher.

Springtime Pottery Workshops

The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is a great place to take inspiring & creative classes - not to mention it's half a block to the ocean in case you need a little more inspiration. I'll be teaching three fun workshops as well as a kids pottery class! Come Visit...

Chasing the Dragon

The pursuit of the "perfect pot" can indeed become a practice of Chasing the Dragon - a term sometimes used when referring to pursuing the ultimate high. The ultimate high for a potter is when the magic and mixology of experience, skill and luck collide to deliver a divine piece, one that you know is ever so hard to reproduce - such is the case with the dramatic and intense ruby red platter I was gifted from the Kiln Gods a few months back.

The color - "Copper Red" is an elusive beauty. For every 50 pieces you put in the reduction kiln you may be lucky to have just one turn out with the delicious and desired color of red. Yet, even with these challenging odds I find myself time after time selecting this fine color with fingers crossed the color will "perform" and outshine the competition.

"Red" - the color of Fire and Blood, Passion, Desire, Danger and Love. Is there a finer color in all the world's color wheel? For some yes, but once you have opened the doors of the kiln and found your beauty sat on the shelf in its rich strength there is no turning back. Strive, strive and strive again I will........always Chasing the Dragon.