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.
In 2012, I will be selling my work at the Riverwalk Market Fair in downtown Northfield, on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Market Fair runs from June 2nd through October 13th. I will be there every Saturday EXCEPT June 30th, August 4th, and September 1st.
On October20th and 21st, my studio will be open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm for the South Central Minnesota Studio ArTour.
At other times, you are always welcome to call and arrange to come to the house to make a purchase.
Contact me for more information.
-Barb Zaveruha