Small Rice Bowl III Product:Small Rice Bowl III The seashells are my photographs

The seashells are my photographs

which is finished with a substantial lobster clasp

and finally slumped into shape

they create shadows that add a three-dimensional effect

artist Kathryn Bowman cut drop shapes then punched a hole in each

Small Rice Bowl III Product:Small Rice Bowl III The seashells are my photographsFunctional, thrown and or hand built ceramics, fired in a gas kiln to 2300 F in a reduction atmosphere. Patterns are created free hand and are applied in multiple layers using methods such as dipping, wax resist and brushwork to imbue the patterns with depth. The base glazes that I decorate on are designed to capture carbon from the atmosphere of the kiln. This "carbontrap" effect is random and adds tremendously to the overall energy of a piece. One