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I've had this place since 1977. Due to my interest
in remodeling, this house has undergone an amazing transformation.
The last time I added on to this humble
bungalo, how was I to know I was putting together what would
become an excellent pottery studio? Do you believe in fate?
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Truely a house made of glass.
As soon as the sun rises, the work space is flooded with natural
light. Shortly thereafter the sounds of public radio station WNCW
replaces the silence with a wonderful mix of music to help set
the creative mood.
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True...
A clay deposit down by the creek and a pair of hands is really
all you need to get started in pottery. If you wanted to get
fancy, you could then dig a shallow pit, fill it with your pots
and light a hot fire on top. After the embers died down, you
might be delighted at the results. Maybe not.
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It's not enough to be able to
work clay. A modern day studio potter finds himself with a multitude
of hats to wear. You need to be a carpenter, plumber, electrician,
and designer to put together a working studio. I started tinkering
early in life. It was my uncle Sidney that showed me that it is
all together possible to come up with a solution for most anything
I need. So making tools to use in the studio was right up my tree.
My potters wheel, slab roller, kiln, wedging table, vacuum system,
spray booth, exhaust systems, etc. is equipment that's all designed
to acheive the desired results.
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I feel good when I'm down here working with
my hands. I scratch my name on the bottom of each piece when
it's finished. I find some comfort in thinking that these pieces
of me might endure long after I'm gone.
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I have just a few helpers.
They head up the stress relief department. Couldn't make it without
them.
Please be kind to animals.
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I currently single fire to cone 10 in reduction.
(tech talk for putting the raw glazed pots in the kiln and getting
them hot, about 2400ºF) It'll take from 16-18 hours to get there
and about a day and a half to cool.
Here are some results
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