June 12: Pitcher with Metallic highlights

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This is the kind of glaze surface that keeps me going back to the studio! I deliberately keep to a very limited glaze palette, but I choose glazes that are very sensitive to all sorts of variables: thickness of coat, number of firings, the kiss of the flame, even the time between glazing and firing. Every once in awhile all of the variables line up in such a way that a silver-metallic luster emerges from the iron-rich glazes. That happens here, deep inside the dark-brown that dominates the belly of this pitcher


It is easy for me to imagine using this pitcher to serve lemonade at a summer garden party, or as an accent piece in a favorite place. Holds approximately 2 quarts. 

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About David  

David J. P. Hooker lives and works in the greater Chicago area, where he is an artist and Chair of the Art Department at Wheaton College. He received an M.F.A. in Ceramics from Kent State University and a B.A. in English from Furman University. 
 
His artistic practice explores the inherent value of materials, objects, and places, hoping to find ways to better connect and understand the world we live in. Recently he was awarded the Dunhuang Ceramic Residency and spent two months as artist in residence in Lanzhou, China. 
 
When David is not freaking out over deadlines, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Elaine, his children Abbey and Samuel, and the family cat, Evee. He also enjoys baseball, BBQ, and tennis—not necessarily in that order.
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