Judith Duff

Brevard, North Carolina, USA

Title: Ikebana Vase

Year of Creation: 2011

Glaze: Natural ash with shino slips

Clay Body: Stoneware

Dimensions: Height 15.5 inches, Width 9 inches

Artist's Statement: My wheel thrown and hand-built forms are altered in various ways to make each pot distinctive and unique. The creations are wood fired in either my Train kiln or Japanese style anagama. Forms are constructed from clay that are functional, decorative and have a sculptural component, often reminiscent of the Japanese aesthetic. The one-of-a-kind wood fired surfaces of earthy natural ash or shino glaze compliment an environment embracing natural materials and hand crafted objects.