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Sake on my mind. You would think after posting all of these sake sets I would at least be drinking some. But first you have to get some. I will have to do that the next time I am at the store.

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I have a few more sake sets to post, all from the same wood fire. I enjoy this shape and the way it feels in your hand as you pour sake. I will have to do a few more.

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You thought the sake sets were over with but think again. Here is another wood fired sake set. For its placement in the kiln, further towards the back, it got a good amount of wood ash.

Just to recap, all of these most recent posts are artwork done by me and photographed by me (with my new lights, 3 Paul C. Buff Einsteins).

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Here is a small wood fire pitcher. This piece received some nice flashing and good ash on the opposite side (photo below).

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One last sake set that was right up in the front spot of the kiln and got hammered with ash.

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The third sake set, also wood fired near the middle of the kiln. I am also showing a detail shot of three sake cups. There is a glaze for the inside of the cups and sake bottle but the outside is all from the wood ash.

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Another Sake set that has been wood fired. This set was about in the middle of the kiln. It received some flashing and ash. The body is thrown from two types of clay and that is what the spiral effect is coming from.

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A sake set that was wood fired 2 years ago. These were about in the middle of the train kiln, a little towards the front. They both got some very good wood ash on them.

It is amazing how different the wood ash glazing effect can happen in a kiln. As I post more photos you will see that difference.

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There at the last week of December 2010, I used my new studio lights to capture all of my ceramic and some of my metal work. Through the month of January I will be posting a photo of each piece photographed.

I will start the new year off with some of my wood fire ceramic pieces. This is one of my tea bowls that was up front near the fire box and got hammered by the wood ash.

Happy New Year!

It was nice knowing you 2010 but I welcome 2011. There is a lot to look forward too and to strive for.

2010 saw the most blog posts yet for me. But I see more for 2011.

We said bye bye to Seattle in 2010 and moved to Bozeman, MT. I am looking forward to spending a new year here and plan on doing some fly fishing.

Hopefully I will see myself in grad school in fall of 2011. And seeing myself pursuing my art further.

I hope everybody out there has a great New Year! And we will see how I do with my new year resolutions.

The last bit of snow of the year in the picture above.

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To continue my portfolio here is my metal dragon fly. The first two photos are of the finished product while the third photo is my first prototype.

The final dragon fly has flattened wings and a little detail on the body. Just enough but not to much.

I have now made a few of these and plan on making some more.

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Well I finally broke down and purchased some studio lights. Which are helping me photograph my wife's and my own art pieces. Over the past 3 days I have been photography non-stop in the garage to get these photos done. Now I have the task of going through all of the photos.

Here is a sample of some of my latest metal work. A pair of ginko leaf hooks along with a detail shot of the ginko leaf. These hooks were inspired from my trip to Japan.

Merry Christmas 2010!

Merry Christmas everybody from lovely and sunny Bozeman, Montana.

Happy Thanksgiving 2010!

Happy Thanksgiving everybody from Bozeman, MT. Fresh Pumpkin Pies for us!!

September Fox

I was able to make the men's fishing trip this year back in September. It is where the extended family of the male persuasion get together in a few cabins, fish, eat, imbibe and have an all together great time.We will usually see some wildlife during this trip and I wasn't disappointed this year. I got a few great shots of a friendly fox in great shape.

The new neighborhood

Here is a photo of our new neighborhood. Just to give you a comparison to the first snow photos. I took it at sunrise just outside of our front door a couple of days before Halloween.

Second Day of the First Snow

Well it didn't stop snowing all of yesterday or last night, it was even snowing this morning until about 8:00 am. After doing a little bit of snow shoveling I went out and walked around the yard and neighborhood. Here are a few photos from my exploration.

The first is one of my dragon flies I made back in may and have just placed in the backyard. I can't believe how much snow has piled up on top of it.

The rest are of the neighborhood I am living in now.

Our First Snow

We are having our first snow of the winter here in Bozeman. Which also happens to be our first snow in Montana. Both Jenn and I are excited about it.

I even got outside and took a couple quick snaps or our neighborhood.

In the evening I was out and about on Montana State University's campus and grabbed a couple more photos to celebrate the first snow fall.

Happy Halloween

I know it is a day late but Happy Halloween anyways. My wife and I finally got some trick or treaters. I think it has been about 20 years since I have given candy away on Halloween. And that not because I didn't want to, it was because no one ever came to our door. It is great to live in an area again where kids can get dressed up and go get some candy.

A walk in a Park

After moving to a Bozeman, MT we have had the quickest ever visitor. Our friend Linda from Athens, GA got to visit us back in July. It was great to see someone form Athens again and we had a good time.On one of the days we got to go on a hike to Hyalite lake. It was a very pretty hike where we were able to see a couple of waterfalls, get out into nature and stretch our legs.

During the hike I was able to capture a few descent photos. I can't wait to explore more of this region through the different seasons.