Cool Clay: Kettering University 2015

This collection of work represents a brief compilation of work mainly from the last 10 years, with pieces selected from the last four major shows. In this show, I want to highlight how technology and engineering has changed what I do, and what is possible for me to achieve as an artist. Here are a few examples of how this has affected me:

•   Programmable computer controlled kilns, both gas and electric, allowing precise control of temperature rate.
•   Encapsulated glaze colorants, allowing me to achieve any color at any temperature. Now brilliant colors can be fired at “high fire” , functional temperatures.
•   Recrystallized silicon carbide kiln shelves. These never warp, larger pieces fire flat without cracking.
•   Oxygen sensors in the gas kiln, allowing monitoring of chemical reduction throughout  the entire firing.