Micaceous Rocking Bowl Approximately 3

Approximately 3

Red stoneware clay

creating subtle blue rings of light above the fish after they re-enter the water

This coil-built vase draws inspiration from Ancestral Puebloan ollas once used to gather and store water

Micaceous Rocking Bowl Approximately 3This piece was coil built with micaceous clay that I used for the first time during my art residency in Taos this past summer. Clay containing metallic flecks of mica is naturally occurring in the mountains of Northern New Mexico. Traditionally it was used for cooking pots because the mica acts as a temper reducing the risk of thermal shock which leads to cracking. Today, both Native and non Native ceramicists use this clay to create works of art.