ALL PIECES ARE MADE FROM PUGGED RED EARTHENWARE & GLAZED WITH LOW FIRE GLAZE!!!!!   Over this year my artwork has come a long way but not as far as it could have come. One thing I focused on this year was not rushing to get a piece done but paying attention to detail. Planning was…

Artist reflect: I have not faced this problem since last year and it is very unfortunate when it happens. Its kind of like working and not getting a pay check. My coiled pot blew up in the kiln due to an air bubble in the base of my pot. I was very pleased with the…

Artist take risks & Artist reflect: Recently, I have been creating various pieces in different shapes and styles. I am doing so to try new things and TAKE RISKS. The last piece I made was all  and all a “experiment”. It was a candle holder made from slabs that were bent and shaped in different…

Artist Reflect Looking back on all my work has been quite thee adventure. Throughout this process you find things that you have noticeably gotten better at and things that you should still work on to better your own work. Looking back. one of my favorite pieces through out my years of pottery was the Key…

Artist reflects and plans: Following up from my last blog post, my “series of foods” was fired successfully and ready to glaze. At that, I have a lot of planning to do to perfect’ my pieces through glazing. I am very pleased the pieces did not shrink up too much as that was something I…

Recently, I decided to take a new approach on my work. I decided to take a lot more risks in my work. Taking risks is like a 50/50 shot it can come out the way you planned or decided. The most recent work i’ve started is “A Series of Foods”.  After making a pizza from…

In my recent work, I have created a Trompe L’oeil style piece. The teacher offered me a challenge of creating a glue bottle. I took her idea and put it into action. After observing the glue bottle and taking its measurements, I started out with a flat slab. I created a hollow, enclosed, flat-cylindrical form….

Artist reflect: Reflecting back on your final piece and all the steps you went through to get there are very important. On my carved tile piece I could of definitely added more detail and emphasis to convey one direct message. I still believe that my piece was very reflective, showing an all around nature theme…