Celadon Bushes
This piece was wheel-thrown from studio reclaim with a bit of commercial clay added for iron content. The branch motif is something I was experimenting with on some previous pieces, but which needed more something, and this piece found it. The branches and the ground line are created using vinyl detailing tape as resist. The blue is from a mason stain, the cleargreen liner and top are a celadon, and the base is yellow salt, all reduction fired to cone ten.
Contact the artist: scott.hess@gmail.com
Or see the artist’s website: pottery.scott-hess.com/
Width: 6in
Depth: 5in
Scott Hess
After retiring from software engineering, I decided to take some classes at Foothill. I picked two subjects that I enjoyed in college, Calculus and Ceramics. I quite enjoyed both classes, but I quickly noticed that I arrived early and stayed late for pottery. I love the way that pieces magically form on the wheel. A few years back I started focusing on mugs, because I feel that the form wants to be handled and admired and used. That in turn allows me to feel comfortable investing more effort into planning and execution of designs, which exercises my engineering mind in concert with my artistic mind.
Email: scott.hess@gmail.com
Website: pottery.scott-hess.com/
Instagram: dscotthess
