Finding the Center

Maiolica: Now with Grotesques. Grotesques are the misshapen animals and people that are painted on later period maiolica. Sometimes the...

 These pictures show the difference between first painting the maiolica ware, and then what it looks like after They have been fired. Bef...

Now I reached a time that I was not pleased with the way the maiolica was working for me. Painting the maiolica glazes on the maiolica ba...

The next step in maiolica I took was when I started painting the cave animals inspired by the Lascaux caves in France on my pottery. I want...

These two bowls were my first attempts at Italian Renaissance Maiolica. The shields in the center are often seen in maiolica from this time...

This series of pottery was inspired by the beautiful pottery made in Byzantine Serres. There are several books that have examples but my fav...

I have been researching and writing notes on cooking pots used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It is a huge subject. One of the types o...