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Traditional Glazed DOUG FRENCH
Virginia, USA 2025 3.25 x 8.5 x 8.5 inches Stoneware Clay Wheel and Slab Built Fired to Cone 6 "I made this round pot in 2025 with a commercially available cone 6 stoneware clay. I threw the walls of the pot on a wheel then attached it to a slab for the base and the wide lip. I used a tool I created to make the double band at the base and use another tool I created to make the diamond rivets. I carved the foot and made a plaster mold so I could replicate it.
This is a commercially available glaze and applied over a white engobe. This glaze tends to run so I stopped the final coat higher on the pot to avoid it running into the bare clay design. This created a pleasing undulation around the entirety of the pot. I applied a red iron oxide wash to the bare clay at the bottom to bring out the detail and texture. This pot was fired in a community kiln at cone 6. In this design I took a traditional shape and created contrast in the beauty of the undulating green crystal glaze with the texture and detail in of the unglazed oxide washed clay." - Doug French |
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A B O U T D O U G F R E N C H
I am a bonsai ceramics hobbyist who values the joy of creating. I seldom begin with a fixed vision; instead, I let the creative process guide me, embracing wherever it leads. I take pride in producing clean, refined pottery, thoughtfully pairing glazes with each pot’s shape, size, and style. My true motivation is to witness the transformation of a lump of clay into a successfully executed bonsai pot.
In February of 2022 one of our bonsai club members did a demonstration on how to slab build a rectangular bonsai pot. I was inspired and decided to give it a try. I have been hopelessly hooked to transforming a clump of clay to a beautiful bonsai vessel since then. I am self taught mainly through watching YouTube videos and subsequent trial and error. I take pride in the build quality of my pots as I strive to make very clean pots in an effort to emulate my virtual mentor and inspiration, Andrew Pearson of Stone Monkey Ceramics (may he rest in peace). I also enjoy experimenting with layering commercially available glazes to match the feel of the pot that I am creating. Follow Doug French on these platforms: Instagram: www.instagram.com/dfrench200/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/doug.french.94 |
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