For a change of pace—and a bit of a throwback to my early days of exploring pottery—I decided to step away from the experimental and lean into something more traditional. I’ve found that Jade Green is easily one of my favorite glazes for pieces with heavy texture. There’s something timeless about how the glaze pools…
Lately, I’ve been craving something… heavier. Something moody. I wanted to capture that exact, luscious shade of a deep red wine—that perfect Raspberry that looks like it has a hundred stories to tell. These mugs are exactly what I wanted. It’s not just “red”—it’s deep. The bowl was a bit more of a “let’s see…
I dug this one out from a while back. It was an early experiment, trying to see if I could mash up the boxy lines of a Gundam with the flow of totem art. I’ve always been curious why a robot face and a carved mask feel so similar to me. The blue glaze did…
There’s a bold, raw energy that comes with experimenting outside your comfort zone. For this planter, I wanted to play with the tension between heavy, deliberate lines and a dense, opaque glaze. The carving process was physical and intense—deeply gouging the clay to create those jagged, rock-like textures at the base. It felt less like…
Zeta Gundam is in my opinion the most playful. If you have a gunpla, you’ll find the the transformation between robot and jet fighter is amazing.
There is a specific kind of magic that happens when a piece leaves the studio and starts a life of its own. Usually, that means finding a home on someone’s dining table or mantle. But this week, one of my pieces took on a slightly different job—as a “spokes-horse” for our local pottery community! I…
This little cup is a survivor. Every maker knows that moment of “potter’s heartbreak”—the sound of a handle snapping off while a piece is still in its greenware stage. The handle didn’t make it through the build, but I couldn’t bring myself to give up on it. There was something about the cute round shape…
I spent hours with these pieces. The rhythm of the carving become a form of meditation. There’s something so peaceful about the way the forest-green glaze eventually settles into those grooves like moss over stone. I love how they turn out.
There is only so much surface on a 4 inch mug that you can use for a mecha carving project design. Luckily RX78 is so iconic I am sure fans will recognise it even with half the face. Google Lens did. So I am pretty happy. (update) Final firing.
I’m thrilled to share that two of my recent pieces are currently on exhibition alongside a fantastic collection of works from my fellow local artists! These pieces represent some of my favorite explorations in form and surface design lately, and they’re serving as a little “appetizer” for what’s coming up at our big annual event….