Pink Dahlia Topiary

The photo is as much about this extraordinary arrangement of pink dahlias and green apples as it is about the porcelain vessel holding them. This organically shaped vessel was wheel thrown in three parts and assembled while it was still pliable. It was fired to cone 6 in oxidation and is glazed with a simple dolomite matte white glaze.

^6 Soda Fired Teapot

I made this interesting teapot while at NSCAD in the summer of 2002. I love it's asymmetrical quality. This pot's unique form was made while employing the cut and paste technique. I first threw a volumous, bumpy bottomless cylinder. By treating the thin clay walls of this thrown cylinder like fabric, I was able to use a darting technique to achieve it's unique and volumous form. I especially like the feet that I added . The shadow produced below by the pot lifts it up off the surface that it sits upon. The fired surface of the pot is a stony matte texture. It was sprayed with Helmar kaolin and fired in a juicy reduction environment up to ^6. I was pleasantly surprised by the silver grey carbon trapping and soft orange flashing. This teapot pours really well.