I just adore the snowy plovers dashing back and forth along the shoreline. It’s especially wonderful when when the baby plovers start to join their parents in this dance with the ocean. Cone 10 oxidation.
We have a lot of hummingbirds zooming around our garden from dawn to dusk. In spring and summer they love the salvias, and in fall the aloes bloom for them.
This vase features three pelicans in different stages of flight. Cone 10 oxidation.
Cone 10 reduction
This pelican is flying right off the pot. Backside features waves. Cone 10 oxidation.
Graceful sea lion swimming of the coast of California. Cone 10 Reduction.
Can you find the sea lion? This is what is feels like to scuba dive with these agile and graceful creatures. The are so fast that sometimes they just suddenly appear in your vision. Cone 10 oxidation; carved & sprigged slips and glazes.
Simply put, I love watching swallows fly. It’s inspirational. Sgraffito cups fired in cone 10 reduction.
Living in Santa Barbara, I have grown fond of pelicans—watching them fly by in formation, watching them dive, and watching them hang out with their families at the harbor.
Porcelain mug carved, underglazed, bisque fired, glazed and fired again in cone 10 oxidation. I gave this mug to a long-time friend who loves the ocean and its inhabitants as much as I do.
Simply put, I love watching swallows fly. It’s inspirational. Sgraffito cup fired in cone 10 oxidation.
Quail families in our garden darting from bush to bush simply make me smile and inspired this set of salt-fired mugs.
This small vase features a graceful sea lion swimming in the waves. Backside features energetic ocean waves. Cone 10 reduction.
Mug featuring a dolphin leaping the waves. Cone 10 reduction.
Vase featuring a large sprigged dolphin. Cone 10 oxidation.
Mishima on porcelain fired in cone 9 oxidation
Indonesian batik floral designs inspired this bowl fired in a cone 10 oxidation kiln