I’m starting a new line of ceramics in 2026 that is in shape and glazing inspired by the Oregon coast—waves, sand, tide pools, sunsets—in two tones, a pearly grey-sand tone and an accompanying hue of blue, teal, brown and other colors typical for ocean scenes. These pieces will be functional vessels with altered or cut out shapes reflecting the soft curves created by wind and water.
I’m a ‘functional potter’—one who makes things that have a purpose in daily life. My pieces begin as cylinders or bowls. I want my work to be unique and artistic and challenge myself to turn ‘ordinary’ shapes into altered shapes that are still functional.
I enjoy working with metallic glazes, particularly a copper-colored glaze that blends beautifully with blues and greens and some red tones. These glazes are food and microwave safe and only look like metal.
Crystalline glazes include small bits of glass that melt and blend into the base glaze during firing, creating awesome color effects.
Many glazes or glaze combinations like to run or drip. They can ruin a kiln or work to a potter’s advantage by creating beautiful effects. I like to use these types of glazes to create flow and water-like effects in my work.
I seldom work with solid, one even color, glazes. While these are available, my preference is for glazes that fire to an abundance of tones. Here are samples of tones I can create.
I’ll do anything you ask me to … well almost. ;)
I do commissioned work to customer specs and in your choice of glaze or clay color.
My projects have ranged from pet bowls to sake sets to orchid planters, and much more.
If it starts out as a bowl or cylinder thrown on a wheel, likely I can. I’m not a sculptor—90% of my work is wheel-thrown, some is hand-built. Here are samples of the vessels, forms and shapes I can make. The ‘photos’ section of my Facebook page is a chronological archive of all of my ceramics.
