Spiral Studio Kiln Firing Log

A frequently updated record of the best and most interesting work from recent firings.

01/01/12     All prices include shipping, etc.

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Uranium-Yellow Ruffle-Rim Vase #4, 9-1/4" tall x 5-1/2" diameter, $700. Sold		Uranium-Yellow Ruffle-Rim Vase #5, 8-3/4" tall x 5-1/2" diameter, $625. Sold		Uranium-Yellow Ruffle-Rim Vase #6, 9" tall x 5-1/2" diameter, $590. Sold		Uranium-Yellow Ruffle-Rim Vase #7, 8-1/2" tall x 5-1/4" diameter, $575.

						w	A little series of Ruffle-Rim Vases made with the rare Uranium Oxide-Yellow glaze. These are really spectacular. I have changed my process a little, and I am now getting an intense, saturated yellow. As with all of my uranium-glazed work, the foot of each vase is enscribed "URANIUM", in addition to my name and the date.
Uranium-Yellow Ruffle-Rim Vase #8, 8-3/4" tall x 5-1/2" diameter, $475.

10/03/11     All prices include shipping, etc. Most of the work I have done this year has either been with my Uranium-Yellow glaze, or has been experimental work with silver nitrate on plates. Here are some more conventional pieces. Acyually, these are older pieces, one of which dates all the way back to 2002. Every once in a while I stumble upon an unexpected cache of older work, and that is the case here. Some are typical, but a few are reallt spectacular pieces.

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Green Bell Pepper Vase, 3-3/4" dia. x 4-1/2" high, 2007, $125. A perfect little gem. I love this piece. Nice, gestural tilted stem-like neck.		Blue Pepper Vase, 4" dia. x 5-1/2" tall, 2007, $125. It's a little hard to tell from the pictures, but the Pepper vases have 4 grooves and 4 lobes just like a bell pepper.		Two-Handled Vase, 4" dia. x 5-1/2" tall, 2004, $95.

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Pinch rim vase, 4-1/4" dia x 7" high, 2006, $130.		Vase, 4-1/4" dia x 9" high, 2002, $185.		Slim Vase with gold rim, 3-1/4" dia x 6-1/4" high, 2009, $75.		Slim Vase with gestural rim, 2-5/8" dia. x 5-1//4" tall, 2004, $75.

The pinkish-yellow-orange vase on the far left above is interesting. It is colored with copper, however it was fired in a kiln containing silver nitrate, which fumed and affected this piece. If not for the silver fumes, this piece would be green. This coloring is unpredictable and virtually impossible to reproduce intentionally.

w w Blue Flask, 3-1/4" wide. x 2-3/8" deep x 4" tall, 2008, $45.   Green Flask, 3" wide. x 2-1/8" deep x 4-3/4" tall, 2004, $55.   Flask with gold rim, 3" wide. x 2-3/8" deep x 4-1/2" tall, 2008, $45.

It is a little hard to tell from the pictures, but the three pieces above are "flask" shaped. They are thrown on the potter's wheel as cylindrical vases, and then they are pressed and flattened by hand while the clay is still soft. Stoneware flasks were a common item in colonial America. They typically had cork stoppers and were carried in hip pockets.

Shallow Bowl, 10-1/4" dia. x 2-1/2" tall, 2006, $145.

9/18/11    All prices include shipping, etc.
Some work that I have made this year in my Uranium-Yellow Glaze.
For more information regarding my work using uranium oxide as a colorant, Please Click Here.

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LEFT: Ruffle-Rim Vase #1, 8-3/4" tall x 5-1/2" dia., $550. Sold MIDDLE: Ruffle-Rim Vase #2, 9" tall x 5-1/2" dia., $600. Sold RIGHT: Ruffle-Rim Vase #3, 8-1/2" tall x 5-1/4" dia., $500. Sold	w	LEFT: Chinese Vase, 10" tall x 5-1/2" dia., $400.Sold RIGHT: Six-Sided Vase, 7-1/2" tall x 6" dia., $275. Available w

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LEFT: Elegant Vase #1, 8-1/4" tall x 4-1/2" dia., $325. Sold MIDDLE: Ruffle-Rim Vase #3 (alt. view), 8-1/2" tall x 5-1/4" dia., $500. Sold RIGHT: Elegant Vase #2, 8-1/4" tall x 4-1/2" dia., $275. Sold	w	Globe vase with four grooves and four sprigs, 8" tall x 6-1/2" diameter, $400. Sold w

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Globe Vase with four grooves and four sprigs, 9-1/2" tall x 7-1/4" diameter, $600. Sold

5/12/10    All prices include shipping, etc. Click on any image to enlarge.

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Sea Green Bulbous vase, 4" dia. x 4" tall, $60. Sold An amazing amount of variation and beauty in a small package.			Blue Bulbous Vase, 4-1/2" dia. x 4-1/2" tall, $55 Sold

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Ice Blue 3-Groove vase, 4" dia. x 5-1/2" tall, $75. Sold		Aqua Green Vase, 4-3/4" dia. x 6-1/2" tall, $75. Sold Beautiful, long, flowing rim drips.			Gold 3-Groove vase, 4" dia. x 5-1/2" tall, $75.

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Blue Ice Bulbous Vase, 4" dia. x 4" tall, $55. Sold Nice secondary crystals, and nice growth rings,			Honey bulbous Vase, 3-3/4" dia. x 3-3/4" tall, $50. Really unique crystal formations and a subtle, unusual, violet caste to the crystals.

		w	Ovoid vase, 4" dia. x 3-1/2" tall, $50. A small, perfect, gem. Sold
Sea Foam Vase, 4" dia. x 5-1/4" tall, $60. Sold Beautiful color and great crystal depth.

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Aqua Blue-Green vase, 4-1/2" dia. x 8" tall, $85. Sold			Golden Vase with growth rings, 4-3/4" Dia. x 8-3/4" tall, $90.

3/12/10    All prices include shipping, etc. Click on any image to enlarge.
YES, after over 2-1/2 years I have new work, and I have finally updated the "New Work" page!
A peck of peppers! The pepper vases are wheel-thrown and altered into bell pepper shapes while still soft.
Also, I have some new uranium-yellow vases. For more information regarding my work using depleted uranium oxide as a colorant, Please Click Here.

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Blue-Gray Pepper Vase, 4" dia. x 5-1/4" high, $80. Sold Nice halos, secondary crystals, and crystal feathering.		Uranium-Yellow Pepper Vase, 4" dia. x 5-1/4" tall, $150.			Aqua Bell Pepper vase, 4" dia. x 4-3/4" high, $60.

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Granite Pepper Vase, 4" dia. x 5" high, $65. Sold This was an interesting experiment. The big primary crystals are covered with small rod-shaped crystals. I couldn't capture it very well in the pictures, but the little rods in the background sparkle like crazy. Click HERE to see the sparkly picture.		Pastel-Blue Pepper Vase, 3-7/8" dia. x 5-1/4" tall, $75. Complicated crystals on a lavender-gray background, with a good triple halo.			Green Bell Pepper vase, 4" dia. x 5" high, $100. There are gems, and then there are gems. This falls into the latter category. Not Available

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Beige Vase, 3-1/2" dia. x 5" high, $60. Sold Subtle color with complicated, fascinating crystals.		Thin Blue Vase, 2-3/4" dia. x 5-3/4" tall, $45.			Thin Uranium-Yellow Vase, 3-1/4" dia. x 6" tall, $125. sold

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Uranium-Yellow Vase, 3-3/4" dia. x 5-1/4" tall, $150. Sold			Uranium-Yellow Vase, 4-1/4" dia. x 6" tall, $160. Sold

			Shallow Bowl 9" dia. x 2" high, $100. Sold An excellent piece. The bottom left detail photo is a blowup of a very small area of the back of the plate, near the rim. The back of the plate has a slightly different glaze from the front. Lots of interesting things happening, inside and out.

		Uranium-Yellow Vase, 4-1/2" dia. x 6-1/2" tall, $180. Sold The picture to the left was taken under a black light. All of my depleted uranium oxide colored work fluoresces under black light. All of my depleted uranium oxide colored work is clearly inscribed "URANIUM" on the bottoms.

Pinch-Rim Vase, 4-5/8" dia. x 8-1/2" high, $210. Nice rim drips. A beautiful piece.

Uranium-Yellow Vase, 4-3/4" dia. x 6-3/4" high, $180. Sold

White Vase, 3-1/2" dia. x 5" high, $50. A nice opalescence with just a hint of iron-yellow crystal coloration.		Uranium-Yellow Flask, 3" x 2-1/4" x 4" tall, $80. Sold Thrown on the wheel and flattened while still wet.

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