EARTHEN VESSELS POTTERY, NANCY WALL

I ENJOY MAKING CLASSIC VESSELS THAT IMPART BEAUTY TO THE PRESENTATION OF FOOD,
AND DIGNITY TO THE DOMESTIC RITUALS THAT SUSTAIN OUR LIVES.
I create tableware items such as: Casseroles, Pitchers & Tumblers, Teapots & Mugs, Plates, Serving Bowl Sets, Pie/Quiche Plates and more, using my own glaze recipes. All functional ware is safe in the oven, dishwasher, and microwave.

(below) Plate with Garry-Oak leaf design.
The Garry Oak tree is the only Oak native to southern B.C.

Group of mugs (5"H) using
Pacific Blue & Beach Foam glazes.

(Below) HORSEHAIR DECORATIVE WARE ~ Vases [also Lampbases & Funerary Urns]
HORSEHAIR VESSELS ARE NOT WATER-TIGHT or FOOD-SAFE.
Carbonized (hair) lines are unique each time

These vessels have no glaze, rather they're burnished to a high sheen with a stone after being formed, and later are fast-fired in an outdoor kiln. Sometimes I carve a design into the leather-hard clay, as seen on the vessel to the left.
At 1300F individual pieces are removed from the kiln. Strands of hair are applied which carbonize instantly onto the vessel. Each piece is finished with an iron spray solution, which gives the wood-like tones.

(Below) Garry-Oak Leaf SERVING TRAY
available in a variety of sizes (also in my green glaze).
Great for tapas, asparagus, sushi, cheeses, fruit loaf, etc.

Juice Pitcher - Pacific Blue and matte black glazes

PERSONAL PROFILE:

By putting my hands to clay, I am able to satisfy a desire to create from, and be in touch with the earth.
I most admire pots with classic lines, and endeavor to balance the elements of functionality, good form and decoration.
An interest in geology leads to my fascination of how crushed rocks can be refined & mixed to produce luxurious glazes. I market in Victoria via local artisan venues and regular customers.
I also cherish meditative times of hand-burnishing and carving decorative pieces, which are fired by ancient methods of smoldering Pit-Fire or fast-fired Raku-style 'Horsehair' - letting the flames & smoke work their magic.
Workshops that teach new skills and proficiency are a nourishing part of progress. Past instruction from Meira Mathison, Les Manning, Randy Broadnax, Vincent Massey, D'Arcy Margesson, and others, has helped sustain a positive learning curve.

For work on the BC Potters Guild site, copy/paste the following link:
www.bcpotters.com/Guild/members/nancy_wall/nancy_wall.html