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A Glaze to Call My Own?
Here is an ash glaze that I made creating by combining Oak ash and a high iron clay. On this particular clay it gives a nice yellow color. I enjoy the rivulets from the glaze and the pooling effect, a...
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Beauty and the Beast
September came and went and between keeping up with my teaching job and my priorities of family and fatherhood, I somehow managed to put together a large load of pots and fire them this past weekend....
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December's Chill
I never like having to wait to fire pots. When your pieces are ready, and you have enough to fill your kiln, it is too hard to wait! I mean, for me, one of the most satisfying aspects to being a...
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Waves of Expression?
I absolutely LOVE learning and developing new techniques. This last month I have been doing some experimenting on a new method that I find rather addicting. It creates lines and patterns and gives...
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Pots for a gentleman...
As a bonsai potter, making commissioned pieces for customers can be a challenging, yet rewarding way to stay afloat between shows. I thought I would share a few lines here in the blogosphere of my...
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February's Harvest: Experiments in Copper Red
Geez, I guess I won't win any points for being timely last month. My latest round of pots seemed to take forever! As usual, my day job, demands of family and fatherhood took center stage. I did make...
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Make Mine Unglazed Please...
Rough belly with a stripe under the rim for balance, this 10 inch wide pot is well suited for a medium large pine.Pines, Juniper, Cedars- these guys like the warm tones of an unglazed pot. Here are a...
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Artifact Completed:' A Learning Experience'
At this year's Bonsai Society of Florida state convention my art concept pot will be sold at auction. This aesthetic design was a concept piece that was conceived with the idea of representing the...
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Just for the taste of it...
For those of us who like to experiment in pottery, I can think of nothing more alluring than that which can be created by textural effects. Gouges, cracks and crevices, filled with colored oxide...
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Time out for Commissions
I have to say, as busy as last month was with making new stock and filling out orders, this month is going to be twice as busy.This year's BSF show was a big success so I am not complaining. Sales were...
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Great Tree and Container Combination
Here is one my pots from 2009 that was potted up with an Escambron, a deciduous tropical tree. In my opinion, this pot was a good choice in regards to its style, color, size and shape.As a bonsai...
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Interesting Glaze Combos
The cobalt in the top glaze breaks out into shades of grey brown and light blue!Being someone who is always looking for something different to cover my pots with has its ups and downs. I never seem to...
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Getting it Just Right...for Now!
Thought I would post some pots of my last few batches. These pots represent the culmination of months of testing and retesting to get just the right color for an unglazed container. If you are someone...
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Recent Pairings
As a bonsai potter, I sometimes find myself more concerned with the way my pots look on my display, then I do with the way they look under my customer's trees. Taking time to look at them in...
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Odds and Ends
Midrange clay body with glazes from some of my favs: Bright sky blue, Panicoli's Pale Blue Matt and Panicoli's Fake Ash to name a few.Been back at it. This last round of pots gave me some unexpected...
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Artistic symbiosis
Symbiosis is defined as the intertwining relationship of two different species. I admit to using this term metaphorically but I think it fits the bill in this bonsai. No doubt it is a rather...
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Kusamono Time!
I would like to take time to thank Owen Reich, Kusamono and Bonsai artist for this lovely photograph. He chose this particular pot of mine for his planting of Viola and Acorus. The color of the pot has...
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Hibiscus for Bonsai
Here is one of my pots outfitted just perfectly for a customer's Hibiscus. It sports yellow flowers when in bloom which will really add a nice balance to the composition.Its just kinda funny when...
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Mello Yellow
Here is a lovely fake ash glaze that works really nice with texture. It has a lovely orange yellow hue to it, very well suited to many species for bonsai. It works great on masculine and feminine...
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A Campeche, Ilex, and Peggy's Sleepy Raintree
At our monthly bonsai club meeting this past Friday, I had the opportunity to photograph a few of one of my favorite customer's trees. This first pic is a Campeche, also known as logwood or bloodwood;...
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