Roots

These pieces were a collaboration with the soda kiln. In soda firing, the surface changes depending on where the soda vapor reaches the clay. Heat can bend the forms, and the vapor can leave color, shine, and texture in places I can’t plan exactly.

I built these planters around round interiors, adding the roots in layers from the main supports down to the smaller branches. I made surfaces at different angles to catch the soda vapor differently. Each section comes out a little different, even on the same pot.

Cinco with Johnson’s flashing slip, 60 clay with flashing red slip, and Bmix with butter flashing slip.

2025

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