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Traditional Glazed ED DYKE
New Jersey, USA 2024 2 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches Standard 101 Stoneware Clay Wheel Thrown, Steven Hill Fake Blue Ash Glaze Fired in a Propane Gas Reduction Kiln Heavy Reduction, Cone 11 |
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A B O U T E D D Y K E
I create bonsai pots with a strong focus on form and function. Inspired by American folk pottery and influenced by Asian aesthetics, my goal is to create pots that enhance, not overpower, the overall bonsai display. I want the tree and pot combination to be more appealing than either element on its own.
But pots need to be more than just good looking, so I try to make pots that function well. I incorporate plenty of drainage and wire tie-down holes. Sometimes I'll form an interior lip to hold moss for show displays and I'll leave a little more weight in the bottom of some of my pots so they stay on the benches without having to tie them down. I got my first bonsai in the nineties. I really became enamored with bonsai 15 years later after attending a workshop at Natures Way. I completed multi-year intensive bonsai studies at Eisei-en in Tennessee and trained in pottery under John Fullwood at Kissimmee River Pottery. As owner of Ed Dyke Pottery, I create functional pottery with a focus on bonsai containers. I'm a pottery instructor at Flemington Pottery teaching a full range of pottery skills including hand building and wheel throwing as well as glazing. Follow Ed Dyke on these platforms: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ed_dyke/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/ed.dyke.336 |
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