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Potters of the World Ignite
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Proletariat Pots
802 Fitzwilliam Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 3B8
Ph: 250-753-3699
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I am a studio potter living and working in Nanaimo, British Columbia. I have been an active potter for the past 17 years. My work is primarily functional thrown and altered works which are wood-fired in the Tozan Noborigama kiln. The wood firing process is an integral part in the creation of the work.
My recent shows and exhibitions include the Aomori International Wood-fire Festival in 2002 in Aomori, Japan, a group
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show of Tozan fired work at the Gallery of BC Ceramics, several recent guild shows with the Nanaimo Pottery Co-op, exhibitions at the Nanaimo Art Gallery in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2009, and at the Nanaimo Arts Council as well as several open studio shows in the Nanaimo Old City Art Tour.
I am also represented at the Art 10 Studio in Nanaimo Pieces of my work are in the collections of the cities of Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, Japan and Iwatsuki, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
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Title: Wood Fired Bowl Diameter: 12.5” Height: 4.5”
Process: Porcelaineous Stoneware, Shino, Shino crawl and Temmoku glazes with wood ash and firing marks. High fired to cone 11 in Tozan Noborigama wood fired kiln.
Title: Twisted Pitcher Length: 7” Width: 6.25” Height: 10.5”
Process: Porcelaineous Stoneware, Shino crawl glaze on interior, Oribe on rim, exterior unglazed and decorated by wood ash settling on the pot and melting; and by the flashing effects of the wood fire flame licking the piece during a 4 day firing. High fired to cone 11 or 12 in Tozan Noborigama wood fired kiln.
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