Upcoming Events
Thanks for coming!
We've been having some exciting firings with the noborigama, and we're planning to have another fire the week of January 16th. We may even be unloading by the weekend. Stop by if you're interested.
Collaborators
David Smith
David graduated from Albion College and went on to earn his MFA at the University of Montana. His time working with Peter Voulkos, Peter Callas and Rudy Autio provided him with strong influences. David works in traditional forms and sculpture. He is presently teaching at Edgewood College, in Madison, Wisconsin, and he has a website at anagama.org.
John Dix
I met John while we were both undergraduates at Albion, and he was my first influence in pottery. John was influenced by the work of Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, and he developed a passion for traditional Japanese ware. He has worked with potters in the United States, Greece, and Israel, and he has spent the last 15 years living in Japan. His website is at johndix.com.
Peter Karner
After graduating from Albion in 1988, Peter moved to southwest Colorado to make pots full-time. He works with stoneware and makes thrown, thrown and altered, and hand-built pots. Peter has a website at peterkarnerpottery.net.
Ryan Dalman
I've known Ryan for years, and we've been working together seriously since 2007. Ryan has been a big part of recent firings, contributing pots and labor, and we plan to work together frequently throughout the upcoming year. He specializes in quick, efficient wood fires, which provides interesting contrast to my experience with the anagama. He lives west of Marquette in the Upper Penninsula and can be reached at dalmanpottery@gmail.com.
Anne K. Beyer
Anne graduated from Albion last spring with a strong interest in wood-fired pottery. She assisted me throughout 2011, and now she's working out west. Anne's website is at annekbeyer.com.
Rusty Hull
Here's the man who supplies me with the wood I need to keep everything going. Rusty provides firewood for the kilns and the studio heating, and quality hardwood to turn into furniture. He’s a large person with a large beard, and we sometimes refer to him as Evil Santa Claus.