https://www.shepardceramics.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2024-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e93e1eea8f0b96b79238178/17d05406-9923-4765-ba75-7d65d93c7b39/IMG_7126.jpeg about - My work is mostly functional wares for the home. I believe that a home filled with foraged, hand made, recycled, reused and gifted items makes it warm and full. The clay body is at the center and forefront of my work. I leave surfaces unglazed and textured. I wedge in sand and grog to create pieces reminiscent of the earth from which they came. Fire is a key element, it transforms the clay, washes the pot in wood ash glazes and is connection through out the entire firing. I hope my pots brings joy in to your daily life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e93e1eea8f0b96b79238178/a7cb39db-b655-4f00-9133-b02ae3c47d0f/22E9B176-D990-4B03-A0F6-14895440CB9A.jpeg about A note about wood firing: A large portion of my work is wood fired. This means its carefully loaded into a wood kiln and fired for several days to weeks. Constantly feed wood and closely watched, this process requires a community of potters to come together. The environment inside the kiln is dynamic and volatile - this creates unique surfaces. Pots go into the fire unglazed and come out with glaze make from the ash of wood, not all pots survive this intense firing but I think it makes the ones who do survive all that more special. For thousands of years humans have been firing pots with fire. I continue this in my practice. 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