Updraft Pottery

Past work

A collection of earlier work, organized by time, roughly newer to older. It shows how my artistic sensibilities and thematic choices have moved over the years.

Green footed bowl. Footed bowl in a green glaze breaking to iron at the rim.
Green footed bowl
Bowl and cup. The green bowl paired with a banded cup.
Bowl and cup
Banded cup. Cup with bands of dark iron and green glaze.
Banded cup
Green and red bowls. A green footed bowl beside a wide rust-red bowl.
Green and red bowls
Red and green bowls. The same pair, from the other side.
Red and green bowls
Rust-red bowl. Wide bowl with throwing rings showing through a red-brown glaze.
Rust-red bowl
Chevron plate. Dark plate with wax-resist chevrons.
Chevron plate
Chevron plate, second view. The chevron plate at a different angle.
Chevron plate, second view
Banded cup. Straight-sided cup in dark and green bands.
Banded cup
Spiral bowl. Dark bowl stood on edge to show the spiral inside.
Spiral bowl
Slab platter. Free-form slab platter with an impressed surface and soft flashing.
Slab platter
Scroll tray. Slab tray with rolled ends, like an open scroll.
Scroll tray
Textured scroll tray. Rolled-end tray with a heavily textured surface.
Textured scroll tray
Flashed shallow bowl. Shallow bowl with an orange flashed interior.
Flashed shallow bowl
Grey slab plate. Flat slab plate with a pale grey glaze.
Grey slab plate
Leaf dish. Leaf-shaped slab dish with a curled tip.
Leaf dish
Leaf dish, second view. The leaf dish from another angle.
Leaf dish, second view
Folded-rim dish. Footed dish with a folded rim and a leaf-shaped resist.
Folded-rim dish
Three-well slab. Free-form slab with three flashed wells.
Three-well slab
Double gourd. Stacked double-gourd form with a metallic luster.
Double gourd
Flashed bottle vase. Bottle vase with soft orange flashing.
Flashed bottle vase
Altered white cup. White cup pushed out into soft facets.
Altered white cup
Resist-decorated vase. Vase with dark glaze over wax-resist lines.
Resist-decorated vase
Ribbed pitcher. Grey pitcher with strong throwing ribs.
Ribbed pitcher
Ribbed jar. Grey jar with deep throwing ribs.
Ribbed jar
Grey pitcher. Rounded grey pitcher.
Grey pitcher
Fluted bottle. Narrow bottle with carved vertical flutes.
Fluted bottle
Small brown pitcher. Small pitcher in a red-brown glaze.
Small brown pitcher
Closed form. Round, low closed form in a glossy red-brown glaze.
Closed form
Brown cylinder. Small cylinder bottle in a deep red-brown glaze.
Brown cylinder
Marbled jar. Small jar with a swirled, marbled surface.
Marbled jar
Fern cup. Pale cup with brushed green fern marks.
Fern cup
Torn-rim vessel. Small textured vessel with a torn rim.
Torn-rim vessel
Flared vase. Ribbed vase with a wide flared mouth.
Flared vase
Flashed cylinder. Tall cylinder with orange and tan flashing.
Flashed cylinder
Black faceted jar. Jar in a glossy black glaze, cut into facets.
Black faceted jar
Blue jar. Altered jar in a pooling blue glaze.
Blue jar
Altered jar. Pushed and pinched jar with soda flashing.
Altered jar
Pale ribbed jar. Tall jar with pale glaze over throwing ribs.
Pale ribbed jar
Brown cylinder vase. Tall cylinder vase in red-brown.
Brown cylinder vase
Waisted cylinder. Pale cylinder vase with a gentle waist.
Waisted cylinder
Orange-lined cup. Wide cup with a bright orange interior.
Orange-lined cup
Textured series: tall vase. Tall vase with a cracked, textured surface and torn rim.
Textured series: tall vase
Textured series: tower. Tall tapered vase with a fine textured surface.
Textured series: tower
Textured series: vase. Shouldered vase with an all-over texture.
Textured series: vase
Textured series: small vase. Small textured vase with an orange interior.
Textured series: small vase
Textured series: green-lined cup. Textured cup with a dark green glazed interior.
Textured series: green-lined cup
Textured series: round vessel. Round textured vessel with a torn rim.
Textured series: round vessel
Textured series: banded jar. Textured jar with dark bands.
Textured series: banded jar
Textured series: orange-lined vase. Textured vase with an orange interior.
Textured series: orange-lined vase
Textured series: white vessel. White textured vessel with a red interior.
Textured series: white vessel
Textured series: white bowl. Wider white textured vessel.
Textured series: white bowl
Textured series: small white vase. Small white textured vase.
Textured series: small white vase
Crosshatched jar. Altered jar with a crosshatched surface.
Crosshatched jar
Pale altered pitcher. Pale pitcher, pushed out of round.
Pale altered pitcher
Ruffled-rim vessel. Blue-black ribbed vessel with a ruffled rim.
Ruffled-rim vessel
Carved low bowl. Low dark bowl with a carved band.
Carved low bowl
Green cylinder. Cylinder vase in a green glaze.
Green cylinder
Blue pitcher. Pitcher in a deep blue glaze.
Blue pitcher
Set of five bowls. Five matching bowls with warm flashed interiors.
Set of five bowls
A medium bowl, glazed with shino, seen from above on a wooden table
Shino bowl
Close-up of a blue glaze surface with small bubbles
Glaze detail

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