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My "bird series"
is inspired by my love of amateur bird watching; these pieces are functional pitchers and bowls shaped to resemble birds native
to my home in California. So far, the series includes bitterns, grouse, winter wren, quail, robin, and a parrot.
Although not from California, the parrot is highly valued by Southwest Indian cultures for the colorful feathers used in decoration
and ceremony. In creating the parrot, I strove to capture the mischievous humor of this intelligent bird.
The challenge of building bird vessels is to convey the essence of a particular species, its habits and personality, without
loosing sight of vessel functionality, and to produce simple, flowing lines that conform to the will of the clay and that
showcase the elegance of this glittering medium. The addition of yellow and red iron oxides to slipped surfaces helps
to highlight the more abstract renderings of bird anatomy. Yellow is used to color a beak and red the breast of a robin,
for example. When fired with care, these oxides produce subtle but striking results.
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| Bittern Pitcher |

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| Photograph by Harvey Spector |
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This pitcher was inspired by the marsh bird.
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| Mountain Grouse |

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| Photograph by Harvey Spector |
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When my husband and I go to pick wild mushrooms, we often will see this little guy running down the road in front of our
truck
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| The Sentinel |

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This is the ever watchful male quail that takes his job very seriously. I see him perched on the fench post watching
while mom and her babies feed under my bird feeder.
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| Winter Wren |

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This little guy is very illusive. If you listen very carefully for his call you might get lucky and actually see
him skittering around in the bushes.
Price: $375.00
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| Ying and Yang Wall Plaque |

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This is a very flat surface with a hint of rain drops that fell when it was fired at the base of Mt Lassen.
SOLD
Price: $700.00
Size: 24 inch in dia.
Weight:
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| Bittern Water Jar |

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I have attempted to capture the character of this
secretive marsh bird.
Size: 9 1/4 h x 7 w
Weight: 31.52 oz
SOLD
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| Bean pot with fluted rim |

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This piece was inspired by the traditional bean pots of the peoples in the Northern Rio Grande. Foods
cooked in clay pots taste fantastic!
Size: 8 1/4 h x 6 1/4 w
Weight: 24.66 oz
4 Quarts
Price: $400
SOLD
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| Robin Water Jar |

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This water vessel was inspired by this migratory bird that passes through our region. They
love the nandina berries at my home. The bushes shake during their feeding frenzies.
Size: 9 1/4 h x 7 w
Weight: 32.57 oz
Price: $450
SOLD
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I have tried to capture the personality of this intelligent bird whose feathers were used as decorations by
the native peoples of the southwest.
Size: 10 h x 7 w
$450.00
SOLD
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| Large incised cooking pot |

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This piece was inspired by the Apache word that translates to:
"It boils corn"
Size: 4 1/2 h x 12 w
Price: $400
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| Fluted rim bowl |

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This piece is my interpretation of the open flower of the squash blossom.
Size: 5 1/4 h x 16 w
Weight: 59.82 oz
Price: $525
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| Winnowing Bowl |

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This piece is a very thin-walled bowl inspired by a winnowing bowl.
I wanted this piece to be as "light as a feather."
Size: 3 1/4 h x 14 w
Weight: 28.92 oz
Price: $425
SOLD
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| Bean pot wigh dish lid |

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| Photograph by Harvey Spector |
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Many people like lids on their cooking vessels.
Here I made the lid a functional dish or ladel by simply turning it upside down.
Size: 9 1/4 h x 8 1/2 w
Weight: 41.38 oz
4 Quarts
Price: $400
SOLD
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| Sunflower bowl |

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Size: 3 1/4 h x 10 w
Weight: 30.8 oz
Price: $235
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| Pelican Bowl |

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I have tried to capture the pelican resting on lakes near my home in Northern California.
Size: 7 3/4 h x 7 3/4 w
Weight: 33.27 oz
SOLD
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| "Fire Storm" Bowl |

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The "fire clouds" in this bowl and the red mica slip reminds
me of the red sunsets we have during a fire storm.
Size: 3 h x 14 1/2 w
Weight: 26.91 oz.
Price: $425.00
SOLD
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