Desert Nights - Dinner Plate

Desert Nights 10.5 inch Dinner Plate
Hand built multiple glazes dipped and poured
fired cone 5/6 oxidation
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He's Thinking Something"

He's Thinking Something"
Hand built Bird Sculpture about 12" tall
under glazes and stains - electric fired cone 6 oxidation
Van Gogh's Ear Gallery Prescott, Az.
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The Games People Play

Picasso Teapot 11"x9"x2.5"  $195.00  

           Bowl/Plate 8"x8"      $125.00

Picasso Cups

Functional Ceramic Mugs
Interior Glazed, Exterior Underglazes and Stains
Electric Fired cone 6 oxidation
Van Gogh Ear Gallery Prescott, Arizona
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The Great Listener

The Great Listener                                                            sold
Handbuilt Sculptural Ceramic on wood base
14" tall
underglazes and stains - electric fired cone 6 oxidation
Van Gogh Ear Gallery Prescott, Arizona
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The Scribe

The Scribe                                                                         sold
Handbuilt slab constructed ceramic on wood pedestal
14" tall
underglazes and stains - electric fired cone 6 oxidation
Van Gogh's Ear Gallery - Prescott, Arizona
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The Mystic # V

The Mystic # V
Hand Built Tea Pot
14" tall
Wax resist design with overlapping glazes
Electric Fired cone 6 oxidation

The Batiks

Lady Anne
Hand built teapot
about 14" tall
Wax design with overlapping glazes
Electric fired cone 6 oxidation

the Tall Ones

Teapot - Desert Nights
Hand built slabs with wheel thrown component
14" tall
Multiple glazes poured
Electric fired cone 6 oxidation

The Ancient One

Hand built teapot with wheel thrown components
about 9" tall
Colored slips and stains
Electric fired cone 6 oxidation

Green Bronze Teapot

Teapot slab built with wheel thrown components
Weathered Bronze glaze sprayed
about 7" tall
electric fired cone 6 oxidation

Textile Teapot

Hand built with wheel thrown components
about 7"tall
Textile design with RIO washes
Electric fired cone 6 oxidation

Ceramic Platter

Hand Built slab Constructed Platter 12"
Textiles Design with RIO washes
Electric Fired cone 6 oxidation

Tea Pot # 8

Tea Pot #8
6.5" x 6"
Wheel thrown, altered and applied slip
Multiple glazes sprayed
Electric fired to cone 6 oxidation
sold

Tea Pot #7

Tea Pot #7
8.5" x 8.5"
Hand built with multiple glazes poured
Electric fired to cone 6 oxidation
sold

Tea Pot #6

Tea Pot #6
8" x 6.5"
Wheel Thrown, multiple glazes sprayed
Electric fired to cone 6 oxidation
sold

Tea Pot #5

Tea pot #5
8" x 8"
Hand built with thrown components
Multiple glazes sprayed
Electric fired to cone 6 oxidation
sold

Raku Workshop with Steven Branfman

Raku vessel by Steven Branfman


On the heels of Sandra Blain's inspiring demonstrations, Carol and I invited Raku Master Steven Branfman of Massachusetts to give an October workshop, demonstrating wheel throwing, vessel altering with surface textures, glazing and firing. So many participants signed up that Steve scheduled an extra day. On firing days five Raku kilns were simultaneously firing for a very productive and hot time for all. Here a couple photos taken during the workshop.

Hand Building Forms and Surfaces with Sandra Blain

I have some catching up to do and we have been busy. Back in the summer of 2009 Carol Commins and I formed a partnership to present visiting ceramic artists to our community here in Prescott, Az. Our first visiting artist, Sandra Blain gave us a great two day hands-on workshop in September, entitled "Hand Building Forms and Surfaces". Here we are during the second day with everyone working or taking notes. Below is one of Sandra Blain's hand built vessels.

Blue Bird Tea Pot

Blue Bird Tea Pot
5" x 8' x 3.5"
Ceramic hand built form , fired to cone 5
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sold

Raku Teapot # 1

Raku Teapot # 1
5" x 8" wheel thrown, white clay body, Raku fired to 1800 degree F
Glaze: Bebes Blue
First pot fired in my raku kiln at the workshop
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This past June, Yavapai College offered a Raku Kiln Building Workshop with Carol Commins and Jane Belew. Fifteen students built and fired eleven kilns in just two days. Carol and Jane did a fabulous job creating, preparing and running the workshop.

The following pictures were taken this past weekend when potter friends gathered to try out my new Raku kiln, now set up at my studio. We did four firings with good results and lots of fun.

Raku Teapot #2

Raku Teapot #2
7" x 8" raku fired to 1830 degrees F
Glaze: Bebes Blue and Red/Green
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sold

This teapot was one of our shinny successes from our first day of firings at the studio

Prince Albert

Prince Albert
12"x12", oil on canvas
commissioned portrait
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Rockhopper with Painted Toes (strawberry red)

Rockhopper with Painted Toes
handbuilt ceramic form - 9" tall
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sold

Navajo Wisdom

Navajo Wisdom
30" x 30", oil on canvas
sold
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Friends have asked me to show again some of my paintings - so here goes.

Shawl Dancer

Shawl Dancer
30" x 24", acrylic on canvas
sold
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Butterfly Dancer

Butterfly Dancer
30" x 24", acrylic on canvas
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Sisters

Sisters
8" x 8", oil on canvas
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My sister loves this little painting. Now I know just the Christmas gift for her.

Young Zuni Woman

Young Zuni Woman
24" x 24", acrylic on canvas
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Williamson Valley

Williamson Valley
30" x 24", acrylic on canvas
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