Figure Study with Heart, Woodfired - Figure Study with Heart, Woodfired I A81089 Blackbird Candlesticks are assembled from

Blackbird Candlesticks are assembled from wheel-thrown and hand-built shapes of white earthenware clay

blues and hints of purple and orange

hinting at what is being reflected in the water

each one will have its own pattern

Then addition to create a unified composition

Figure Study with Heart, Woodfired - Figure Study with Heart, Woodfired I A81089 Blackbird Candlesticks are assembled fromThe surface on these one of a kind stoneware clay figures with a heart cut out was achieved by the atmospheric firing wood fired kiln: the kiln is fueled with woods of variable size throughout its seven day firing. The ash is carried on the flame and airflow throughout the kiln until landing on the surface of a piece, vaporizing to become glaze.