by Bristlecone Pottery | Jan 25, 2022 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description Fancy Fumarole – a humorous name, but indicative of the volcanic origin of many of the substances with which I create my work. For instance, ferric chloride, the liquid iron source responsible for the pink/red/orange/purple part of the color spectrum that...
by Bristlecone Pottery | Jan 25, 2022 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description “In the Beginning… God created the heavens and the earth, and the earth was without form, and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep.” Genesis 1:1. A verse that inspires all manner of metaphors, visual and literary, and encourages our...
by Bristlecone Pottery | Sep 30, 2021 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description “A Bowl Full of the Universe” is named for the star clusters and orbital paths that appeared under the saggar wrapping as it fired. This piece has a “history” shall we say. I built it in 2003 and it moved with us twice, from...
by Bristlecone Pottery | Sep 30, 2021 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description Luna’s Bowl is named for the mare who belongs to a neighbor here in Buena Vista. The 3 circular squiggly swirls were created by Luna’s tail hair, positioned over the ferric chloride, sugar crystals and bits of copper wire that created the imagery, during...
by Bristlecone Pottery | Jul 9, 2021 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description The carving into the rim of this piece represents the one tear shed before the deluge arrives. The blue cascading below the singe tear represents the deluge. At least that’s the way it is with me! One little tear escapes, then I fall apart. The blue was...
by Bristlecone Pottery | Dec 7, 2020 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description The Spirit on Sandstone Mesa is a dream-scape. When lost for inspiration I often mentally visit the red rock canyon and mesa country of Utah, where I first became aware that I possessed the soul of a Westerner. The cleanliness and vast, smooth sweep of...
