Slab-built, with white stoneware clay; textured, cut away at rim.

Twice fired to cone 6. For the first firing, I poured a shino glaze to cover the entire piece. For the second firing, I first made adjustments to the amount of glaze on the ridges, then added a matte, dark glaze into the crevasses, enhancing the contrast between the thicknesses of the bark).

Stoneware, fired to cone 6, in oxidation. Height: 30 cm; width at base: 10 cm

Slab-built, using white stoneware clay, then coated with a porcelaneous slip, turning the surface into a white canvas for my design.

A tree emerges from the long, dark winter, to bloom with the first hints of spring. I throw, blow, squirt and drip glaze and oxides onto the lightly-damp surface. A small amount of transparent glaze, blown onto the bright yellow heaps of of yellow stain held it solidly in place during the firing.

Fired to cone 6, in oxidation.