I often contemplate the cosmos. Planetariums are some of my favorite playgrounds. I find it comforting to know that I am an insignificant speck in the universe, and that all the conflict, suffering and hardships going on in the world today are but fleeting moments in the grand cosmic scheme.
My firing processes create volatile atmospheric cataclysms which decorate my artwork by imprinting traces of violent molecular recombination. I enjoy being the insignificant speck in this process and am always intrigued and pleased by the results.
Saggar fired stoneware with gold acrylic detail.
The patterns of this piece are achieved with the inclusion of horse hair and rock salt in the saggar before the piece is placed in the kiln and set on fire.
This piece is done in the Japanese style known as "kintsuji" which is defined per Wikipedia, "As a philosophy it speaks to breakage and repair becoming part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise."
Due to the violent nature of the firing process (the piece is burned in a chamber with pine) breakage is the norm rather than the exception. Kintsuji celebrates rather than hides these flaws.
Saggar fired stoneware with silver acrylic detail.
The patterns of this piece are achieved with the inclusion of horse hair and rock salt in the saggar before the piece is placed in the kiln and set on fire.
This piece is done in the Japanese style known as "kintsuji" which is defined per Wikipedia, "As a philosophy it speaks to breakage and repair becoming part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise."
Due to the violent nature of the firing process (the piece is burned in a chamber with pine) cracks and breakage is the norm rather than the exception. Kintsuji celebrates rather than hides these flaws.
Saggar fired stoneware
The name of this piece is a play on words. Not only does the decorative patterns mimic nebula and celestial bodies, the patterns of this piece are achieved with the inclusion of horse hair and rock salt in the saggar before the piece is placed in the kiln and set on fire.