Frank Matranga

Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Title: Thrown Stoneware Vase

Year of Creation: 2010

Glaze: Blue peacock (top), clear over slips (lower), cone 10

Clay Body: Stoneware

Dimensions: Height 17 inches, Width 12 inches

Artist's Statement: I'm naturally drawn to the container in whatever form it may take. I use my strong background in traditional pottery as a springboard to try new and unusual images in clay. The journey is always interesting and exciting and always a sense of going beyond where I've traveled before.