Glorious Day A106988 hand-inviting vessel shape with a

hand-inviting vessel shape with a torn opening from which flowers seem to explode

Multiple firings at various temperatures help generate the tactile surface while fusing the individual pieces

Wood substructure

The deep crevice thus created is then accented with a verdigris patina

Glorious Day A106988 hand-inviting vessel shape with a"Glorious Day" started with a spectacular day hiking in the Cascades of Northwest Washington State. Both the artist and his brother are very familiar with spectacular mountain landscapes after many years in Alaska. But they agreed that "it doesn't get any better than this." The mountain depicted is Mt. Shuksan, east of Mt. Baker. In total, this print took a month to complete and captures as much what the artist felt as what he saw. Eleven color