This brought me to my first money box project while I was still a student. The inspiration was an illustration by Paul Blow and a vintage photograph. I combined the two and created a money box for my handbuilding class. The box measured 5" x 5" x 5". The clay was crank fired to earthenware temperature. The color was Velvet Underglaze. I also pressed letters to form the "Feed Me!". I had a whole collection of them from Portobello Market. Now I just need some money to put in it!

Here is a box painted on a 2D surface and I made a 3D object out of it. The bottom left was a color comp done on the computer.

I have also created a small figurine based on the photo alone. Another effort in turning 2D into 3D

I am going to a kiln seminar next month with Potters' Guild of New Jersey to learn more about my equipments. More information for my little brain.

I have been documenting this on Flickr. Below is some unpleasant thumbnails.

New works I have been working on. I finally worked out the slip (liquid clay) consistency after months of test failureI tried not to load my customers with excessive throwaway packaging. This will be my own hand-screened shopping bag for my buyers.

Photographer: Jessica Marquez. Please see more of her work here

Co-conspirator: Kristen Couse of Cakehouse

Location: Brooklyn

This Spring I designed a special soap dish just for my good friend Nordea of Nordea Soaperie, I use my special Moon Glow glaze on this pretty dove.

Please click on thumbnails to see bigger picts

 {Below} Silkscreened transfer prints on tissue on drying racks.

 {Below} Greenwares with transferred printing waiting to be bisqued to 1008 deg C

New kiln opening!

I have been working on this glaze for a year and I am very happy with the result. The glaze is called Luna. The color is inspired by the Italian hunter's moon as well as the Chinese Yingqing ware. (shadow blue white)

This Luna glaze is adjusted with a small amount of rare earth oxide. which explains the light lilac cast when seen under natural lighting. Because I controlled cool the firing, there are small crystals formed where the glaze is thick. It is very special.

Details of vases. The embossed designs are free form collage of my vintage printing press collection and custom designed stamps. I also designed the fonts on the vase on the right.

Ceramics raw materials and glaze testing paraphernalia

Mixing the glaze in a 4 corner line blend

Dipped test tiles before the kiln

Test tiles fired. Note the cones on the upper right hand corner. They measure actual heatwork in the kiln.

Glaze Test Final Pick - Further testing is required

Glazed wares before firing.

New tumbler designs for Fall 08.

A successful kiln firing - perfect cone 8!

New vase designs for Fall 08