Garden
My ceramic totems and lidded pots populate our bare garden. Our home backs a small wood and a creek where the plants are a banquet for the deer, wild turkeys, rabbits, and other wildlife. Fires and drought present additional challenges. The pieces are hand built; surface details brushed on with glazes. Themes are influenced by tribal and ancient civilizations. The Jōmon period of pottery (14,000–400 BC Japan) featuring Dogū humanoid and animal figures has long excited me.