I began doing ceramics a few years ago ago. My interest in taking up ceramics was influenced primarily by exposure to ceramic work both at the museum where I work and a collection of Greek and Roman pottery at another local museum. Also, I started doing some research on artists who primarily painted yet also ventured into ceramics at different periods. My appreciation of artworks made from clay greatly increased and I began to regard them with much higher esteem than I had in the past.
The birds are one of a kind, hand built from either low fire earthenware clays or higher fire stoneware clays. 
My main series currently is focused on Crows. I'm not sure why except for the fact that they are black...similar to the silhouettes I've worked with before. Crows to me have an emotional/romantic tie with me....their melancholic calls in the Fall, among the cool crisp air and the smell of leaves brings many fond memories.
All my ceramic pieces are hand built, one of a kind, I don't cast multiple editions. Some of the work is created with Earthenware clays which are low fire, similar to early ceramics such as Greek, Roman, Mayan, etc. Earthenware clay is the oldest type clay and has been used for thousands of years. Other pieces are made form Stoneware clays, which fire (become hard) at higher temperatures and are stronger than earthenware clays.
Some of the Crows are made from Spanish black stoneware clay which becomes a dark gray, almost black, when fired.
Prices on the individual pieces does not include shipping charge which is figured separately with each piece according to weight and distance shipped.

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