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For the body I use a b-mix w/ grog and buff mix, it’s about a 9:1 I find this helps TREMENDOUSLY with warping, sculpting, and final work. I’m a fan of burnishing and it’s 50/50 with this you have to fill in voids but if caught perfect you can get some nice “low-poly” patterns which influence how the glaze moves but keeps some nice lines.

This glaze is as much about the form as it is the chemicals. On some pieces it looks very different. I ensured when sculpting that the cheeks would not push the glaze straight into the eyes when fired flat. In trimming I also put the smallest of edges on the rim to make a dam.
I used Amacos obsidian for the eyes which did exactly what I was hoping - STAY STILL but if any runs happened I knew it would react stunningly.
I used 2 different in house glazes that don’t work too well on my function pieces because of fit but look amazing. The left half I call Sapphire Slate and the right half I call Aether.
For the back I used Maycos Matte Engobe and fired on an old kiln stilt. There is a small drip which you can see on the right but this gave me a full frontal glaze… no pun intended.

The display stand is a forged plate and arm that took me about 4 hours to get right…. The plate is glued inside the mask with a welded bolt on it and put onto some welded hardware on the arm. This then bolts into a block I designed and CNC cut out of cherry to hopefully match the theme. The reason for the complexity is modularity. If any piece is broken or damaged it can be replaced or refinished in parts instead of the whole piece (also for shipping).

The outside is walnut and the base is cherry. I used oak pins to set the sides in place and aluminum T-slot to keep the lid from warping. The name plate reading “Smoke In Style” in Japanese and the 5-pc holder are made from stoneware.

I hated the way my hands smelled after touching metal rolling trays, and I have some friends who’s metal tray had so much wear and tear the art on the surface wasn’t even visible anymore, so I made these out of stoneware and food safe glaze as an alternative for us.
The first one is paying homage to The Creation of Adam while the second two show ‘Smoke In Style’ in Japanese. Thank you for looking any comments are 100% welcome.

The drips are my favorite part!

The drips are my favorite part!

I thought this would be the best place to ask for more advice since this is new to me. The requirements I had were for 4 (3/8") drainage holes and straight walls to make transplanting easier. The size is 4.5 inches square (length, width, and height). He wanted a trippy vibe for the buttons he plants so I used my in house made "Acid Haze" glaze and I also glazed the inside for easy cleaning since disease may be an issue down the line. Thank you for looking and any recommendations or other planters you like would be helpful! NOT FOR SALE

I thought this would be the best place to ask for more advice since this is new to me. The requirements I had were for 4 (3/8") drainage holes and straight walls to make transplanting easier. The size is 4.5 inches square (length, width, and height). He wanted a trippy vibe for the buttons he plants (I'm sure you can guess why lol) so I used my in house made "Acid Haze" glaze and I also glazed the inside for easy cleaning since disease may be an issue down the line. Thank you for looking and any recommendations or other planters you like would be helpful! NOT FOR SALE

Purple Heart x Maple. Thank you for looking and remember to Smoke In Style!

Thanks for looking!

The glaze is made in house and called ‘Aether’. Thanks for looking!

The types of wood are Mable Wood, Madagascar Ebony, Canary, Wenge, Purple Heart, and Osage Orange. I design SVGs and machine all 4 sides using a custom vice I made to keep everything centered for the “full-wrap pattern”

This piece is titled ‘A Future Remembered’ it explores the theme “One eye on the past, one eye on the future” and is apart of my collection that meditates on Duality.

I was inspired by Art Deco design and ancient Egyptian statue motifs. The snake pointing back represents our ancient unknown ancestors and the progress we continuously build on from their sacrifice and determination represented by carvings. The top of the head also features the Big Dipper constellation with intention.
To the right, our known ancestors and us who have used knowledge garnered to move forward. This is represented by the circuitry carvings and the Little Dipper which features the North Star with intention.
I could explain these pieces all day but that will be saved for the future ;)

Unfortunately this was not the intended combination (late night glazing mishap) and I have no clue what the glazes are I’m so sorry😭. I’ll be trying to replicate it again and update anyone who asks I promise I don’t gate-keep :)