Fire Frog

When my husband and I got married, we had a pair of frogs on our wedding cake. Long story. But frogs have become the “totem” of our marriage and our property (if you don’t count cats). When defining my style in pottery, I discovered a way to incorporate frogs in my work, on plates, mugs, …

Anemone Pots

This is a close-up of a wax-resist process that I use with deeply-veined leaves, in this case from the anemone plant. They grow like weeds in our front yard, much to my husband’s dismay. While the pot is still somewhat plastic (soft), I press the leaf into the side. It then goes into the kiln, …

Dicentra

Also known as “bleeding heart.” This picture does not show the dangling heart-shaped flowers, but I wanted to capture the jewel-like raindrops on the plant’s velvety leaves. Dicentra is one of the species that my husband has worked hard to preserve and encourage on our property. Every year, the pay-off of his efforts seems to …

Raven Mural

My brother is a NW transplant living in Minnesota. He and his wife asked me to design a piece of art to hang on their blank living room wall. The logistics of carting something so huge half-way across the country, however, prompted me to think outside the box. Or perhaps inside the box. Instead of …