A few photos from last night at the studio.

Both fireclay iron stoneware with tile 6 slip. Top piece carved while wet. Bottom painted with RIO. Both to be soda fired. At left, a few blocks awaiting interior glaze and soda firing.

FC stoneware w/iron, trailed with RIO slip, probably will use a shino glaze to bring out the iron, may soda fire.

Four bisqued whiskey cups (FCSI w/tile 6 slip) waiting to be glazed and soda fired.

A few tumble-stacked houses waiting to be washed with oxides and soda fired.

This is a general description of my work. When an art show application only has three lines, and I make all kinds of amusing/beautiful/useful things, it’s a challenge to find the common threads, describe what I care about in design, and make every word count. I think this skims the surface:

Soda fired handbuilt stoneware and porcelain characterized by a looseness of form. Surfaces use materials and techniques - flashing slips, oxides, carving, glazes - that are enhanced by atmospheric firing. Visually engaging pieces from everyday tableware to optionally functional sculpture.

Thought goes into design, and design evolves throughout the process of fabrication, further evolving during repetition. A design studio professor once commented that my process resembled that of Sol LeWitt, while the results bore more resemblance to Andy Goldsworthy’s. There’s an idea in everything.

Design-realized.com is at last underway! For those who missed the beginning: This year I decided to go after a couple of shows, and was accepted into both: NSUC ART 2007 and the Bucktown Arts Fest. Design-realized fits into the grand scheme by giving me a place to organize and stash ideas, and share photos of new work. This is going to be fun!