Bruce W. Bowers
Wood Fired Pottery
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Gallery of Pots

The pots that follow are all labeled with their height, type, mode of firing and glazing, and type of clay.  All are wood fired in an anagama, a noborigama, or a Manibigama II kiln.  The primary fuel in every case was either Black Locust, Oak, or Pine.

  Wood/Soda Fired Vase, 12" h., stoneware, slips and glaze 

 Tea Set, 12" h., reduction cooled, indigenous clay, natural ash glaze

  Tumblers, 5" h., indigenous clays, natural ash glaze

  Bottle, 14" h., reduction cooled, indigenous clay, natural ash
 
   Teabowl, 4.5" h., indigenous clay, natural ash glaze

  Tall Tumbler, 8" h., white stoneware, natural ash glaze

  Tall Tumbler, 8" h., indigenous clay, natural ash glaze, partial reduction cooling

  Covered Jar, 14" h., reduction cooled white stoneware, black glaze and natural ash glaze

  Small Bowls, indigenous clay, reduction cooled, natural ash glaze
 
  Vase, 11" h., stoneware clay with Shino glazes, stains, and natural ash glaze

  Low Bowl, 4.5" h., indigenous clay, natural ash glaze

  Serving Tray, 12" w., indigenous clay, wadding marks and natural ash glaze, stains

  Basket, 14" h., indigenous clay, reduction cooled, natural ash glaze

  Teabowl, 4.5" h., indigenous clay, wadding marks, ash glaze

  Vase, 13" h., indigenous clay, natural ash glaze

  Vase, 9" h., indigenous clay, reduction cooled, natural ash glaze

  Covered Jar, 11" h., indigenous clay, area of black glaze, natural ash glaze

  Vase, 10" h., stoneware clay with Shino, black, and natural ash glaze

   Bowl. 5.5" h., stoneware clay with Shino, and natural ash glazes

  Teabowl, 4.5" h., white stoneware clay with Shino, black, and natural ash glazes

  Vase,  13" h., indigenous clay, natural ash glaze

  Bottle, 8" h., indigenous clay, natural ash glaze

  Teabowl, 4.5" h., stoneware with Shino, black and ash glaze

  Vase, 10" h., indigenous clay, natural ash glaze

  Place Setting, 11" w. x 3 1/2 " h., Shino glaze and bare clay

  Tumbler, 4.5" h., stoneware, black, Shino, and natural ash glaze

  Covered Jar, 7" h., carved stoneware, natural ash glaze

  Covered Jar, 7.5" h., indigenus clay, natural ash glaze

  Bread Bowl, 11" l., indigenous clay, natural ash glaze

    Bowl, 7" w., black stoneware with Shino, black, and natural ash glazes

  Vase, 14" h., indigenous clay, slip, natural ash glaze

  Vase, 15" h., indigenous clay, slip, natural ash glaze

  Vase, 13" h., indigenous clay with slip and natural ash glazes

  Tea Set, 11" h., white stoneware with black and natural ash glazes

  Teabowl, 4" h., indigenous clay, reduction cooled with natural ash glaze

 Tumbler, 5" h., white stoneware with black and natural ash glazes

  Covered Jar, 11" h., reduction cooled white stoneware, natural ash glaze

  Basket, 13" h., natural ash and applied black glaze 

  Incense Burner, 4" h., indigenous clay, Shino and natural ash glaze

  Serving Bowl, 10" w., indigenous clay, reduction cooled, black and natural ash glaze, laterite stain.

  Covered Jar,  11" h., salt/soda fired, white stoneware, black and natural ash glaze

  Tumbler, 4 1/2" h., indigenous clay, reduction cooled, natural ash glaze

     
 Three reduction cooled bottles, various heights.

  3 reduction cooled bottles, highest is 11"

 3 yunomi, 4/5" high
  Fish dish, 16" long

  5 carved jars, 5" h. tallest

  Rice bowl, 4/5" h.

  Serving tray, 11" diagonal

  Small covered jar, 5.5" h., reduction cooled

  Tall, reduction cooled vase, 18' h.

  Large serving platter, reduction cooled, 15" diagonal

  Ash glazed vase, reduction cooled, 13' h.
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