Porzellankiste ☣

Untitled (2009), Stoneware, Underglaze, Woodfired (CLC train kiln)

2010-05-20T10:35:00.002-05:00

Untitled (2009)

Stoneware, Underglaze

Woodfired (CLC train kiln)

Work from 05/04/2010

2010-05-04T17:44:00.001-05:00

What I've been working on today:

5 x 1 lb of Porcelain for the People

Throwing 5 cups, altering bottom

Attaching handles

Refining handles I

Refining handles II

Playing with handles I

Playing with handles II

Playing with handles III

Playing with handles IV

Finished cup; to be woodfired!

CLC Student Art Competition 2010

2010-04-20T08:56:00.004-05:00

"Aus Der Asche"

Porcelain, Underglaze, Slip

Wood-Fired

"Gastgeber" ("Host")

Porcelain, Underglaze, Soda Ash

Art League Scholarship Merit Award

Yuka and I

Yuka and her beautiful Jewely

She won the Mendelson Memorial Award this year

Skyway Conference Art Competition @ Koehnline Museum of Art

2010-03-09T19:51:00.000-06:00

Melanie Sherman, Hauttransplantation, Porcelain, underglaze, woodfired, 5.5 x 8 x 4.5 in.

April 1 - April 30, 2010

This juried competition features the work of art students from Oakton Community College as well as the College of Lake County, Elgin Community College, McHenry County College, Moraine Valley Community College, Morton College, Prairie State College and Waubonsee Community College. The exhibition showcases a wide variety of media, including paintings, prints, photographs, ceramics, and digital art.

Public Reception: Saturday, April 10, 1 - 3 p.m.

Bowl

2010-02-25T09:35:00.006-06:00

Description: This is a porcelain bowl, fired over a 4 day period in an Anagama kiln; an ancient type of pottery kiln brought to Japan from China via Korea in the 5th century. The color comes mainly from the environment it has been fired in, sometimes additional glazes are used.

The Anagama is fueled with firewood, in contrast to the electric or gas-fueled kilns commonly used by most contemporary potters. A continuous supply of fuel is needed for firing, as wood thrown into the hot kiln is consumed very rapidly. Stoking occurs round the clock until a variety of variables are achieved including the way the molten pots look inside the kiln, the temperatures reached and sustained, the amount of ash applied, the wetness of the walls and the pots, etc.