by Bristlecone Pottery | Jan 10, 2020 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description A small vessel, a jar of clay, a fragile thing, but the treasure is there within it. Paul is telling the Corinthians in his second letter to them that they, themselves, are the fragile jars of clay into which God has breathed His spirit, and each of them...
by Bristlecone Pottery | Jan 10, 2020 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description I thought this bowl was going to be a test piece. Well, in the final analysis, EVERY thing I produce is some kind of test. How the work survives the test determines its worth. Similar to ourselves. The quote used for its title occurs in two places, Joel...
by Bristlecone Pottery | Jan 8, 2020 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description Peppermint Snowstorm was whimsically named as I polished it on Christmas Eve, as an unforecast but vigorous snow swept over my studio. It is a fumed, saggar-fired piece. Dimensions 7.5″w x 7″h Price $225 Location...
by Bristlecone Pottery | Jan 8, 2020 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description “Celestial Jewels” derives its name from the jewel-like ornaments that appeared during the firing, aligned with the strands of copper wire I placed around the shoulder of the form. Dimensions 6″w x 13″h Price $280 ...
by Bristlecone Pottery | Jan 8, 2020 | Saggar-Fired, Sold
Description “Yucca by Starlight” could not escape its name. It told me the moment I peeled the saggar foil off after the firing. Dimensions 9″w x 6″h Price $285 Location...
by Bristlecone Pottery | Jan 8, 2020 | Saggar-Fired, Salt-Bisque, Sold
Description Even Greek mythology points us back to scripture. Icarus, the haughty young man who disregarded the advice of his father, Daedalus, flew too near the sun, melting his wings and casting him to his death. In Proverbs 3:5-6 we are told “Lean not on...
