Functional Art

Blog about wheel thrown ceramics and my love for it. With possibly some other functional art forms thrown in!

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Wood Fired Sugar Bowl Jam Jar C41. www.JohnMcCoyPottery.etsy.com

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Artists

Just so everyone knows; if you want to see more work from a certain artist you can just google their name, you might need to add pottery after, but you should find a lot of their stuff. If not I will post a link next to their work on my blog! ;D

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Steven Lee is a fantastic experimental potter.

His work takes on an ancient feel but with humorous modern depictions. He is also known for purposefully cracking and slumping his pots. The cracking happens before firing, and it slumps in the kiln!

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Courtney Murphy's work.

Very fun and lighthearted. You can really get a sense of who she is through her work.

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Some of Jeff Campana's work. 

He cuts everything apart and pieces it back together, often times glaze is the only thing keeping it from breaking. 

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Professor Steve Godfrey's Dodo Salt Cellar.

He does beautiful work incorporating many different birds as the nob on the cellar. All expertly crafted.

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One of my past professors bowls.

Her name is Melissa Mencini, she is an amazing potter.

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Storage jar from the Tang Dynasty in China.

Highly decorative, but runny glaze. Tang dynasty pots were often only glazed on the top half so they didn't run and stick in the kiln.