Joe Winter

Reno, Nevada

Title: Flounder Vase

Year of Creation: 2005

Glazes: Ash glaze wood fired

Clay Body: White Stoneware

Dimensions: Height 15.25 inches, Width 10.5 inches

Artist's Statement: This is one of my Flounder forms that I like to make for wood firing. I call it the flounder form because of its resemblance of the flounder fish except this form swims through the fire in the kiln. The simple lines are accentuated by the fire flowing through the kiln. I love the incredible amount of variables in wood firing that influence the outcome of a single piece. Wood firing for me is an endless exploration in a very natural process.