Comment: The piece was wheel-thrown using stoneware clay. During the drying process layers of slip (fine clay and water) were applied. After each coating the pot is polished with a soft cloth. This build-up of slip, eight to ten layers, creates a very unique surface on the pot. As the piece is fired carbon and fumes from mineral salts bond into the surface. The effect of this technique can be very stunning, flashes of red, green, silver and iridescent oil spots that seem to float through swirling black clouds. 

Bio:  Jason Bloom lives in Julian, PA where he has worked as a production potter at Grandville Hollow Pottery in Julian since 2000. He also produces his own line of functional pottery as well as one of a kind pit-fired vessels under the name Halfmoon Pottery.

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