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MICHEL BAYNE / HISTORICALLY INSPIRED STONEWARE
RON GEERING / REDWARE

Three qualities have made clay objects remarkable throughout the centuries: they've historically usually been useful things; they're elemental - made of earth, hardened by fire; and they have long been treasured for the beauty and variety they bring to everyday life.

Detail of Quails by Michel Bayne

Detail of Quails by Michel Bayne


types :   stoneware, redware, delft, yellowware, mocha ware, spongeware and porcelain - as crocks, pitchers, jars and jugs, bowls, cups, plates and platters, cake pans, tureens, candleholders, whimsical objects, and more.

& techniques :   wheel thrown, hand-built, molded, lathe-turned - then glazed and fired to various temperatures in various types of kilns using a variety of materials. Decoration techniques: free-hand painting, cobalt slip-trailing, sgraffito incising, banding, sponging, transfer prints, stenciling and applied ornamentation - separately or in combination.


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