Using traditional techniques

These pieces were thrown and hand built. When they were "leather dry" I burnished them using one of my favorite stones. Then I carved Native American inspired designs into them. Working with my old friend and first ceramics teacher in Spain, Teresa Marta Batalla,  we placed them in a metal container filled with wood. We added oxides and salts. Once the winds died down, it was lit and left to burn. The firing lasted about 10 hours.
This photo shows them fresh out of the "kiln". Once I clean them and add a layer of wax polish the colors will show up even better.