The 1970's and my Pottery Career Click on small pictures for close up view. |
To achieve the texture I wanted, I would build my own clay formula. I would mix, pug and measure it into consistant sizes. (Under Jennifer's watchful eye.) | ||||
Which, later that night, I would use to make my pottery. The following day (usually 10 to 12 hours later) I would scratch simple line drawings into the semi-soft clay pots. | ||||
Which were then set aside to dry before glazing, which was done during the greenware stage. | ||||
Mine was a once-fire process. My kiln could hold from 75 to 90 pots per firing. To read the book on the kiln Click here. |
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When the kiln was unloaded... It was like Christmas. |
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The MOST popular selling pots were the "Cattails" and the "Tree in the field". | ||||
Custom work was often produced from photographs. Homes, farms and landscapes were hand drawn in the wet clay pots and later glazed for color. | ||||
The same technique was used on tiles, murals and plates designed for wall hanging. | ||||
Large 22" X 11" single piece tiles and Multiple piece, 5" X 5" tile murals. |
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This mural of a Southern Minnesota Farm hangs in the First National Bank of Blue Earth. | ||||
The tile "postcard" (left) is the reverse side of the hiway scene (right). Tile is 21¼" X 10½". | ||||
This "postcard" (left) was juried into the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts display. The display case (right) was a month long invitational showing in the Twin Cities Federal Atrium Gallery. |
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For Five years I was invited to display my wares in a booth in "Heritage Square", the Arts and Crafts area of the Minnesota State Fair. | ||||
My portable display booth was set up at 'Art Fairs' in parks and shopping malls, where I would sell and take orders for ... | ||||
hanging planter lamps, | ||||
planters, vases and shelf sculptures | ||||
and table lamps. |