Anagama Firing

Pre-firing

Post-firing

The October firing of Chris Gustin's anagam went very well, and the unloading revealed exceptional results. Here are some of my pieces from this firing...

Chawan

Chawan

Tea Caddy (Chaire)

Yunomi

Yunomi

Yunomi

Guinomi

Guinomi

Guinomi

Guinomi

Tokkuri

Vase

Vase

Spectra

These two pieces will be in "Spectra: A Survey of American Contemporary Wood Fired Ceramics" at Morean Center for Clay. Curated by Seth Charles, this invitational exhibition will run December 5th, 2017 through January 30th, 2018. Exhibiting artists are : Peter Callas, Seth Charles, Linda Christianson, Trevor Dunn, Perry Haas, Stephen Heywood, Mitch Iburg, Bob Kirk, Lucien Koonce, Heidi Kreitchet, George McCauley, Dan Murphy, Ted Neal, Patrick Rademaker, Stephen Robison, Tim Rowan, Akira Satake, Matt Schiemann, Hitomi Shibata, Takuro Shibata, Lars Voltz, and Tara Wilson.

Vase

Yunomi

Best In Show

This wood fired tea bowl was awarded "Best in Show" in Shino Splendor, District Clay Gallery, Washington, DC, an exhibition dedicated to showing the diversity of Shino glazes.  It will travel to the Japanese Information and Cultural Center, Embassy of Japan, Washington, DC, for a short engagement, running October 31st - November 09th. Afterwards it will return to the District Clay Gallery until the show's closing on November 26th, 2017.

Chawan with Hobo Signs