Don Bradford

Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

Title: Pit Fired Vase

Year of Creation: 2010

Glaze: Pit fired, wrapped with copper wire mesh

Clay Body: Stoneware

Dimensions: Height 8 inches, Width 5 inches

Artist's Statement: I have been making pots for over forty years (my left thumb hurts a bit), my main focus has been functional and decorative stoneware. This piece is a happy departure. Each fall for the past ten years, I have been pit firing with a bunch of folks. It's the best party ever.