Atmospheric Fired Exhibition

The following two pieces were recently selected for Atmospheric Fired 2011. This exhibition, an invitational and juried show, exemplifies ceramic work that is atmospheric fired, such as wood, salt, soda, raku, etc. Juried by Lorna Meadon, the exhibition will be shown at the Carbondale Clay Center, 135 Main Street, Carbondale, CO from July 1st through August 2nd, 2011. The opening reception is Friday, July 1st, 6-8 pm.


Sake Flask with Blue Drip



Tea Bowl



Upcoming June Wood Firings

June is promising to be a busy month with two firings scheduled. I will be down in South Dartmouth, MA with the Chris Gustin Anagama crew, as well as over in Accord, NY helping Jeff Shapiro load and fire his kiln.

Ready for the loading

The bulk of my work will be fired with Chris, and there I plan to try the hikidashi technique on a guinomi (sake cup). This entails pulling the piece out of the kiln at maturity (which will be around 2300 degrees F) and quenching it in water. I have a slip, made solely from clay dug out of the CT. River, that has all indications of turning black through this process. It is the rapid cooling of the ware that can provide a rich variety of deep black in an iron rich glaze. As with the last firing, the introduction of charcoal is planned for the front firebox. This elevates the temperature quite a bit, as well as altering the kiln's atmosphere. Pieces on the front stacks in the November '10 firing were quite spectacular.

I have select pieces that I will be taking to Jeff Shapiro's kiln. Next year I will be participating in an exhibition, curated by John Dix, and I am hoping to get some of the fabulous effects that Jeff achieves in his firings. Primarily sake vessels, I am hopeful that some of these works will qualify for Seattle, where the show will be held.

3rd Annual National Juried Cup Exhibition

This sake cup (guinomi) will be exhibited in LUX Center for the Arts’ Third Annual National Juried Cup Exhibition.

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The show will be held March 4th - April 30th, 2011. LUX Center is located in historic University Place at 2601 N. 48th Street, Lincoln, NE 68504 ( phone: 402-466-8692). There will be an opening reception on March 4th from 5-8pm. This exhibition was juried by Julia Galloway, and can be viewed online here: LUX CUP SHOW

2011 Yunomi Invitational

The three pieces below are part of my selection of five yunomi that will be included in this year's AKAR Gallery 2011 Yunomi Invitational. This is an invitational that features 200 ceramicists, each providing 5 yunomi...and that's a lot of tea cups! The gallery is located in Iowa City, IA, my old graduate school stomping ground (U of IA). Pieces can be viewed and purchased on-line, and you have to be registered to log in and make purchases. This exhibition runs 3/25/2011 - 4/4/2011. AKAR's web site is http://www.akardesign.com/

Wood fired Yunomi

Wood fired Yunomi

Wood fired Yunomi







Gustin Kiln Firing: November 2010

The Gustin kiln in South Dartmouth, MA was loaded November 6th - 9th, and fired November 10th - 15th. Above is an image of the anagama before the side walls to the firebox were stacked. The chambers were unloaded Saturday, December 4th. Below is an image of the front stack fired:

During the firing of the anagama chamber, we introduced charcoal into the firebox; this was done at the end. You can see how this was done by watching the video below. A total of sixteen bags of natural charcoal were put into the kiln.

It was a very good firing...lots of ash and heat. Cone 12, the highest we had in the kiln, was close to a molten mass up front, which means we were close to, if not at, c/14. Here are some of my pieces from the anagama:

(This work is available for purchase; correspondence at lmkoonce@mindspring.com  for pricing, dimensions, descriptions, and more images of particular pieces).

Chawan (Tea Bowls)

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Tokkuri (Sake Flasks)



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Guinomi (Sake Cups) 

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Yunomi (Tea Cups)



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2013 Yunomi Invitational - AKAR Gallery



2013 Yunomi Invitational - AKAR Gallery

2013 Yunomi Invitational - AKAR Gallery

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Bud Vase

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On Exhibition

Incense Burners

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Third Annual Cup Show: Form and Fuction

This piece was juried into the Third Annual Cup Show: Form and Fuction:

Tea Cup

The show will be exhibited in the Amelia G. Tapper Center for the Arts, located on the campus of Gulf Coast Community College, 5230 West Highway 98, Panama City, FL, from November 12 - December 3, 2010. An opening reception will be held Friday, November 12, 2010 from 5-7 pm.