Dark Towers
This piece was thrown from reclaimed clay and covered with dark slip. The tower motif is something I have been working around for a couple years. It is implemented using bits of vinyl tape cut with a craft knife to act as resist. This piece has celadon liner and top, a couple shino’s for towers, and noxema (blue) for the roadway, reduction fired to cone 10.
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
