(Click on these"thumbnails" to see a larger version of the pictures.)

Redwood Mug

I used a wonderful red earthenware (from Aardvark, of Santa Ana, CA) to make this mug. Using commercial, food-safe glazes, I lightly carved and painted and then glazed the redwoods onto the mug

Half Dome Cup.

Once again, I used some of Aardvark's clay, their very fine white earthenware, to make this cup. I used a "watercolor" type of ceramic oxide, to paint Half Dome on the pot.

Earthenware mugs.

Since I am also a portrait artist, I sometimes integrate faces onto my pottery. These mugs were also created using earthenware, and decorated with commercial "underglazes" (ceramic paints.)

Another Redwood Mug.

One can never have too many Redwood Mugs! I like to make my Redwood mugs on the larger side, they usually can hold about 20 ounces of fluid, and are about 8 inches tall. I enjoy carving the texture onto the mug, I think it gives a little more interest to the finished work.

Green Leaf Bowl

Inspired by the oak leaves in Yosemite, I created this "leaf bowl". I used red earthenware, covered it with underglazes, and scribbled, scratched, and painted my leaf design onto the base coat of underglaze. I had a lot of fun! Click here to see an up-close detail of the decoration on this bowl.

Stoneware Leaf Bowl.

I used the same type of "ceramic watercolors" that I used on the Half Dome Cup to paint these leaf decorations on this bowl. I was inspired to create my "Leafware" by Yosemite, and had my leaf pottery displayed at the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite National Park for awhile. To see a close-up of my "ceramic watercolor" technique on this bowl, click here.

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This page last updated: 3/25/05