Micaceous Wave Bowl I also used slips that

I also used slips that I made from commercially processed clays such as Redart

The form supposedly resembles the upside down seed pod of a poppy flower and was used to transport different liquids including opium and olive oil

I was attracted to Bronze Age pottery from the island of Cyprus

carved and painted with clays from Alabama

Micaceous Wave Bowl I also used slips thatBecause of where I live, I spend a lot of time observing waves in bodies of water. This piece was coil built with micaceous clay that I used for the first time during my art residency in Taos this past summer. Clay containing metallic flecks of mica is naturally occurring in the mountains of Northern New Mexico. Traditionally it was used for cooking pots because the mica acts as a temper reducing the risk of thermal shock which leads to cracking.