Things have been hoppin’ at Pots By Luke
I have been making raku for both my Cosmic Series and for my Banded Series. Saggar firing has been an area of experimentation lately. On the functional side, I have been producing mugs, tea bowls, tumblers, pitchers, bowls, platters, and baskets. I have also finally started on experimenting with cone 6 glazes – much room for exploration. I will be creating some pit-fire pieces in February. This is a particularly busy time of the year for sales, and I am glad that I have a healthy inventory.
Hyper-Dimensional Polymorphic Exploration (top image) is an out of the box exploration of form and texture. I had a lot of fun with this piece and with pushing its limits. The Stained Glass Image piece from my raku banded series is more exploration of banding on raku pieces. Not shown are a number of raku banded series vessels as well as a couple of stunning raku wall platters in this series. Happiness is a whimsical raku piece from my raku cosmic series that has four smiling faces (one on each side). It has a number of “halo” images. This piece makes me smile. The Porcelain Vase has some interesting use of Tea Dust Tenmoku glaze. The Saggar piece was a fun exploration using many organic and inorganic components for the firing. I am excited to explore using other materials. Color Splash from my raku poly-tonal series represents more playing with color and masking. The featured image (the banner of this post) is the lifeguard station at La Jolla Beach in California at sunset.
Upcoming Show
The annual Made In Clarkdale show was only four days this year and the format of the show changed dramatically. Some attendees loved the changes and some did not. That being said, this was the financially most successful year for the show. My sales were very good and so I am happy with the show.
Family Time
My wife and I were able to get away from Sedona for a couple of long weekends. We enjoyed a lazy few days at the beach in La Jolla and visiting friends in the area. We also had a long weekend in Santa Fe staying with friends there. Of course, we spent an afternoon visiting numerous galleries on Canyon Rd and we also visited a glass studio (fascinating and beautiful).
