As I've previously mentioned my lovely wife Sheila is my primary means of support.   As such I thought it would be wise to dedicate at least one page of this site to her endeavors. Sheila works full time as an attorney but she is also an accomplished wheel potter.   Several years ago she started taking courses through the city run adult education program.  Her primary focus has been functional, cone 6, oxidation fired (electric kilns) stoneware.  However, last year the center, Art Center West, built a gas fired reduction kiln and a gas fired soda kiln.  So Sheila has started to experiment with these resources as well. Below are some examples of her excellent work.

Sheila's Pots

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Large bowl, cone 6, oxidation

Large bowl, cone 6, oxidation

Small bowl, cone 6, oxidation

Duckfoot bowl, cone 6, oxidation

Medium bowl, cone 6, oxidation.  Won best in show, functional category, Art Center West 2004 Fall Show

Teapot, cone 6, oxidation

Teapot, cone 6, oxidation

Large plate, cone 6, oxidation

Large owl vase, cone 6, oxidation

Large frog lantern, cone 10, reduction

Large jar, cone 6, oxidation

Large bowl, cone 6, oxidation

In April '06 Sheila attended a Steven Hill workshop and Arrowmont, NC.  Here are a few pictures of her work from this seminar.