Close-up of a pottery vase with a narrow opening, showing a textured, reddish-brown surface and black decorative lines.

Beauty in Imperfection

Experimenting with minerals, fire, and air

Jerry combines glowing hot pieces from the kiln with combustible materials, creating dramatic surface effects. Drawn to the Japanese aesthetic of finding beauty in imperfection, he fires in the American raku tradition.

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A man with a beard wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and an apron stands outdoors, with long tongs taking a glowing hot vessel from the kiln with several glowing hot ceramic vases behind him. 
Photography by Robert Heywood

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A man working on a chemistry experiment outdoors behind a chain-link fence, wearing safety goggles, a mask, and gloves, with flames coming from a ceramic vessel.
A person wearing protective gloves is placing horse hair on a burning hot ceramic vase in a pottery studio, with shelves of pottery in the background.

Photography by Robert Heywood

A person plunging a glowing-hot ceramic vase into a metal trash can that is on fire, creating bright orange flames. Various objects, including a paper bag and black containers, are nearby on a gravel surface.
Close-up of a yellow ceramic vessel with a crackled glaze pattern.
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