Japan Photo Diary Here are some pictures from my trip to Japan last month.
In May, I'll be posting fresh pots, a new lenticular cowboy postcard and three new t-shirts that Mikey Walsh and I collaborated on together.
Handmade Mug Postcard
Lenticular postcards of a cowboy in Montana drinking hot coffee out of my mug at dusk on a cold February day. The cowboy
winks when you tilt the postcard. Available online in May.
The back reads: Handmade Haiku
My cold face is warmed
A mustache, a wink, a drink
Thank you handmade mug
T-shirts
Available online in May.
This German word describes the fear and anxiety one feels when something goes horribly wrong in the kiln, yet the results are unclear and one has to wait and wonder through sleepless nights, many hours or days, for the kiln to be cool enough to open.
I'm a studio potter and ceramic artist who works in the Hudson Valley of New York making functional, handmade pottery for use in kitchens, offices, and cars everywhere. The pots are distinctly handmade, where idiosyncrasies and imperfections are celebrated as evidence of human vulnerabilities and foibles. I believe that intuition often trumps calculated planning in making a comforting and meaningful functional pot. My drawing mixes Japanese and American folk traditions with an appreciation for contemporary images. While I spend most of my time in the studio making pottery, I also teach workshops across the country at schools and other institutions such as the Archie Bray Foundation, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and Greenwich House Pottery.