I know I've been posting a lot of pictures of pots lately, but I am still working on sculpture projects. These are a few experiments for an installation at Louisiana College this Fall.
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This is a new stein shape for me, with a soft "bump" in the form close to the bottom. I like that the break gives a nice resting point for the bottom of the handle and that the form reminds me a bit of a Venturi burner (well, just a little. If you squint). This one has a nice ash deposit on one side and a thumb mark on the other. Simple.
Approx 7" tall wood fired with flashing slip and shino liner glaze I've got so many new cups to show, I thought I'd just feature one a day (or so) for a while.
Yunomi with Blue Glaze 
This morning an email for an upcoming pottery show had a snippet from the artist statement of the juror, Kevin Crowe. The snippet was so interesting I went to his website for the rest. It's worth a read. It's both poetic and passionate. Here it is as printed on his website:
This century will bring an even more digitized life to the developed world; the information river will be up and out of its banks and the pressure to eat it in the car will seem normal. Many of the functions we make pots for will merge, transform and disappear. Making pots will be an act of civil disobedience. Time has become money. Our pots will be needed more than ever before. A bowl of tea between silent lovers, the salad bowl at the table of noisy friends and family, the coffee mug just before the kids rise---all quietly keep our souls alive. They make love stay. When the moon is right, we make pots that recognize and define sacred spaces, mystery and tenderness. At this brittle and exciting edge of the 21st century, we will make pots with a renewed awareness of how essential our work is --- that what we do matters. We make a quiet difference and sometimes ----that’s all it takes. A yunomi is a common, everyday cup for tea. Here's a few new yunomi I made from the latest wood firing. Just got back from a great trip to fire the wood kiln at Honeyrock. Here's a first look at some of the new pots.
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