Wheel thrown stoneware, distorted bowl playing with a handle that explodes off one side and lands opposite.

I would make wood templates and roll out slabs of clay, cut to shape and handbuild major portions and then attach wheel thrown sections, in these, with lids and handles.

After the pot was handbuilt I carved out a shape on both sides of the pot to hold tile shapes that would be cemented in place and then grouted.  The theme here is of a favorite cat.

This is one of a set of four pieces purchased by Jamestown Community College and permanently installed in the lobby of the new Science building, 2012.  The negative space lettering reads: Megan and Emily. My daughter Megan and a favorite poet Emily Dickinson from the only known photo of the poet. The frame was wheel thrown and the flat surface is made of flat tile shapes that have been cemented and grouted to 3/4 inch plywood.

I created a series of large wall plates that used sgraffito techniques with underglazes and most had words that came from Simon and Garfunkel lyrics.  The letter forms were made using negative space around the letter to create the form.

Example of the negative space lettering.