Landscape Pots & Low Fire Paintings on Clay - Late 70's - 80's
During most of the 70’s I worked as a potter, while I continued to draw and paint. I was attracted to the process and physicality of pottery, and although I no longer work in clay it remains a real passion. Towards the end of the 70’s I started to produce pieces with landscape scenes painted with airbrush and glaze pencil. These were all fired to a high temperature - cone 10 and 12.
I continued to explore this technique, working on raw clay, scraping through to produce sharp edges, incising lines for movement and pattern and using multiple firings at lower temperatures to bring out more color and detail. There was very little limit to what could be achieved. Here began my romance with flowers as subject matter; flowers continue to delight and challenge me every day, as I walk through my garden into my studio.
I continued to explore this technique, working on raw clay, scraping through to produce sharp edges, incising lines for movement and pattern and using multiple firings at lower temperatures to bring out more color and detail. There was very little limit to what could be achieved. Here began my romance with flowers as subject matter; flowers continue to delight and challenge me every day, as I walk through my garden into my studio.
