Bruce W. Bowers
Wood Fired Pottery
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Digital Photo Montage
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.