David Walters, Franschhoek, South Africa

I recently came back from a trip to South Africa where I had the chance to visit with various ceramicists.  On a visit to Franschhoek, which is a beautiful little town in the local wine region, I had a chance to visit David Walter's studio and gallery.  It is the type of gallery and studio that most ceramicists dream of having.  David and his daughter, Sarah, create beautiful functional pottery.
Here are some images of their pieces.  Enjoy!

Japanese Ceramics at Waka Artisans Hong Kong

I was in Hong Kong a month ago for a few days.  While exploring the city we found this really cool place called PMQ.  It is a multi-use building where young creative entrepreneurs rent space. There are galleries, studios, shops, and restaurants.  We were there early so not all the shops were open yet.  However, we found a ceramic shop called Waka Artisans.  It was founded by Takako Kosciuszko who started working with fine pottery as a chef to compliment and accentuate the food she was serving.
The work that is on display is from the Kasama region outside of Tokyo.  Here are pictures of the beautiful simplicity of some of the pieces.

Tall Ceramic Vase

This is a vase that I made out of multiple slabs of clay.  A customer ordered it for their main entryway.  It is approximately 26" tall.  The bottom portion I embellished with slip.  I deliver it today ....hopefully they will be happy?

Cheese Platters

I sold a bunch of these over the holidays.  I texturize the pieces with various patterns and depths so that cheese will not slip off when cutting. Also, I use a satin/matte glaze so that the surface isn't so slick.

This design came out nice.  However I am not happy with how I left too much black sand on the surface that came through the white glaze.....live and learn.

Modern Mugs and Bowls

Here are a few bowls and mugs that came out of the kiln today.  People have been gravitating to the clean simple lines of these pieces.

Ceramic Pendants

Whenever my nephew and nieces visit they like to go into the studio to work in clay.  My nephew was here over the holidays and he made some pendants for his girlfriend.  I think he did a wonderful job.

Slab Built Vase

One of my customers was nice enough to send me an image of a vase that they recently purchased of mine.  Here it is displayed in their entryway......