Doug Dotson

Pittsboro, North Carolina, USA

Title: Owl Vase

Year of Creation: 2010

Glaze: Cone 10, soda fired with copper glaze

Clay Body: Cone 10 stoneware

Dimensions: Height 10 inches, Width 3.5 inches

Artist's Statement: I create pottery for daily use. Looking to the simplicity and strength of natural forms and patterns for direction, I make pots in a way that shows the marks from my hands, from the tools I use, and from the fire that transforms mud to pottery. I want the hardy, organic feel and appearance of the pottery to be as grounding to the pot's eventual owner as it is to me when I make it.