Welcome to my website.
Most of my work is thrown on a Japanese-style kick-wheel, using a fine-textured stoneware from Continental Clay in Minneapolis. I also make slab-built vases. Some pieces are decorated with carvings or slips, before being glazed.
Pieces are fired to Cone 10 (2350 °F), either in a propane kiln at the Halling Pottery or in a wood-fired kiln. The high temperature gives a strong, nonporous body and a hard glaze that is resistant to scratching and leaching. The reduction firing gives rutile blues; copper reds; and iron greens, yellows, reds, and blacks. There is no lead, chromium, cadmium, or manganese in any of the glazes.
Unless otherwise noted, pieces are microwave- and dishwasher-safe. Casseroles at room temperature may be put in a pre-heated oven. Contact me for more information.
In November and December, 2011, my work will be on sale at the Fine Craft Collective, 310 Division Street, Northfield. Regular hours, November 4th through December 24th, will be: Monday-Saturday 11-5, Thursday 11-7, Sunday 12-4. Special events: Artists’ Reception, Thursday November 10th, 5-8. Winter Walk, Thursday December 8th, 5-8. Holiday Reception, Thursday December 17th, 11-5. (see also www.finecraftcollective.com and www.facebook.com/finecraftcollective)
-Barb Zaveruha