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  • New work 6/26/24
  • New work for Ikebana 6/24
  • Work in progress 04/27/24
  • Work in progress 03/11/24
  • Work in progress 10/30/23
  • Work in progress 9/1/23
  • Work in progress 7/10/23
  • Work inprogress 5/15/2023
  • Work in progress 4/3/2023
  • San Francisco visit 11/22
  • Santa Clara/Oakland 10/29
  • Rebuild Update10, 8/13/22
  • Updates since 09/2021
    • Rebuild Update#9, 7/28/22
    • Rebuild Update #8 5/28/22
    • Rebuild Update#7 3/9/22
    • Rebuild Update#6 12/22/21
    • Rebuild Update#5 11/27/21
    • Rebuild Update#4 11/5/21
    • Rebuild Update#3 10/19/21
    • Rebuild Update #2 10/4/21
    • Rebuild Update #1, 09/21
  • Wildfire Aftermath 09/21
  • New work 6/2021
  • My Online Store
  • Clay
    • What Clay Is
    • What is clay to me?
    • Raw Materials, My Source
  • New work 1/21
  • New Work 10/30/20
  • New Work 9/18/20
  • New Work 7/16/20
  • Work Before The Lockdown
    • 3/13/20
    • 3/6/20
    • Whole ball of wax 2/28/20
    • Whole 9 yards 2/21/20
    • Full Monty 2/14/20
    • Whole Shebang 2/7/20
    • The Works 1/31/20
    • Whole Ball of wax 1/24/20
    • Whole 9 yards 1/17/20
  • Weekend mornings, set up
    • Display setup, Sebastopol
    • Display setup, Temescal
  • Shamelessproductplacement
    • SilverFork Road Adventure
    • Camp Creek
  • Pearls
  • Pottery making videos
  • Pollock Pines Fall Color
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    • Home
    • Market Schedule
    • New work 6/26/24
    • New work for Ikebana 6/24
    • Work in progress 04/27/24
    • Work in progress 03/11/24
    • Work in progress 10/30/23
    • Work in progress 9/1/23
    • Work in progress 7/10/23
    • Work inprogress 5/15/2023
    • Work in progress 4/3/2023
    • San Francisco visit 11/22
    • Santa Clara/Oakland 10/29
    • Rebuild Update10, 8/13/22
    • Updates since 09/2021
      • Rebuild Update#9, 7/28/22
      • Rebuild Update #8 5/28/22
      • Rebuild Update#7 3/9/22
      • Rebuild Update#6 12/22/21
      • Rebuild Update#5 11/27/21
      • Rebuild Update#4 11/5/21
      • Rebuild Update#3 10/19/21
      • Rebuild Update #2 10/4/21
      • Rebuild Update #1, 09/21
    • Wildfire Aftermath 09/21
    • New work 6/2021
    • My Online Store
    • Clay
      • What Clay Is
      • What is clay to me?
      • Raw Materials, My Source
    • New work 1/21
    • New Work 10/30/20
    • New Work 9/18/20
    • New Work 7/16/20
    • Work Before The Lockdown
      • 3/13/20
      • 3/6/20
      • Whole ball of wax 2/28/20
      • Whole 9 yards 2/21/20
      • Full Monty 2/14/20
      • Whole Shebang 2/7/20
      • The Works 1/31/20
      • Whole Ball of wax 1/24/20
      • Whole 9 yards 1/17/20
    • Weekend mornings, set up
      • Display setup, Sebastopol
      • Display setup, Temescal
    • Shamelessproductplacement
      • SilverFork Road Adventure
      • Camp Creek
    • Pearls
    • Pottery making videos
    • Pollock Pines Fall Color
  • Home
  • Market Schedule
  • New work 6/26/24
  • New work for Ikebana 6/24
  • Work in progress 04/27/24
  • Work in progress 03/11/24
  • Work in progress 10/30/23
  • Work in progress 9/1/23
  • Work in progress 7/10/23
  • Work inprogress 5/15/2023
  • Work in progress 4/3/2023
  • San Francisco visit 11/22
  • Santa Clara/Oakland 10/29
  • Rebuild Update10, 8/13/22
  • Updates since 09/2021
    • Rebuild Update#9, 7/28/22
    • Rebuild Update #8 5/28/22
    • Rebuild Update#7 3/9/22
    • Rebuild Update#6 12/22/21
    • Rebuild Update#5 11/27/21
    • Rebuild Update#4 11/5/21
    • Rebuild Update#3 10/19/21
    • Rebuild Update #2 10/4/21
    • Rebuild Update #1, 09/21
  • Wildfire Aftermath 09/21
  • New work 6/2021
  • My Online Store
  • Clay
    • What Clay Is
    • What is clay to me?
    • Raw Materials, My Source
  • New work 1/21
  • New Work 10/30/20
  • New Work 9/18/20
  • New Work 7/16/20
  • Work Before The Lockdown
    • 3/13/20
    • 3/6/20
    • Whole ball of wax 2/28/20
    • Whole 9 yards 2/21/20
    • Full Monty 2/14/20
    • Whole Shebang 2/7/20
    • The Works 1/31/20
    • Whole Ball of wax 1/24/20
    • Whole 9 yards 1/17/20
  • Weekend mornings, set up
    • Display setup, Sebastopol
    • Display setup, Temescal
  • Shamelessproductplacement
    • SilverFork Road Adventure
    • Camp Creek
  • Pearls
  • Pottery making videos
  • Pollock Pines Fall Color

Flaming Pearls

        My flaming pearls are an exploration of the potential of the 25 or so glazes I have been developing since 1984. The total number of possible 3-way glaze combinations is 25 cubed, or 15,625. For most throwing sessions, I throw 10 or 20 pearls, and finish them with an eye toward new possibilities for my overall work.

       It happens that flaming pearls are also very much coveted by dragons in the Buddhist tradition. There has been much  artwork  over the centuries, of dragons on the brink of aquiring a hovering pearl on fire, which represents enlightenment. Dragons suffer perpetual frustration, never quite capturing this object of their desire. 

Dragon/flaming pearl textile, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo & Explanation (tap here)

My Flaming pearls

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  • Market Schedule
  • New work 6/26/24
  • New work for Ikebana 6/24
  • Work in progress 04/27/24
  • Work in progress 03/11/24
  • Work in progress 10/30/23
  • Work in progress 9/1/23
  • Work in progress 7/10/23
  • Work inprogress 5/15/2023
  • Work in progress 4/3/2023
  • San Francisco visit 11/22
  • Santa Clara/Oakland 10/29
  • Rebuild Update10, 8/13/22
  • Rebuild Update#9, 7/28/22
  • Rebuild Update #8 5/28/22
  • Rebuild Update#7 3/9/22
  • Rebuild Update#6 12/22/21
  • Rebuild Update#5 11/27/21
  • Rebuild Update#4 11/5/21
  • Rebuild Update#3 10/19/21
  • Rebuild Update #2 10/4/21
  • Rebuild Update #1, 09/21
  • Wildfire Aftermath 09/21
  • New work 6/2021
  • My Online Store
  • What Clay Is
  • Raw Materials, My Source
  • New work 1/21
  • New Work 10/30/20
  • New Work 9/18/20
  • New Work 7/16/20
  • Display setup, Sebastopol
  • SilverFork Road Adventure
  • Camp Creek
  • Pearls
  • Pottery making videos
  • Pollock Pines Fall Color

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