I like throwing on the wheel.  When I make functional pieces, the balance I feel in my hands is very important.  I want to make the plate that you search for when you are serving your friends appetizers or the bowl you prefer eating your soup out of.  My wife and I have spent quite a bit of time in Mexico and Central America.  The bright colors of the Guatemalan “chicken buses” or Caribbean markets have strongly influenced my glazing palette.  I like color and I especially like the contrast between bright colors and the earthenware red-brown clay.

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