Doodlepots and 'imagine' series

The doodlepot and 'imagine' series comes from my belief that the thoughts and feelings we keep can and do influence our lives and potentially those around us. In this series, I look back to my early childhood in the late 60's and early 70's in how I voice my own thoughts and feelings. Rather than speak out against what I don't want ... ' stop the war' or 'end hunger', I rather focus on the things I do want to see. Drawing on my hippie adolescent doodles that filled my school notebooks, I see that even then my focus was on these more positive energies.

The doodlepots are carved very much like those early notebook doodles. The vibrating frames around each sentiment are those echoing energies that emanate out, making each positive feeling grow in strength.

The 'imagine' series is an extension of this, but focusing on more specific sentiments. 'imagine...peace'. A simple sentiment, but perhaps if we just start with that one action, the belief will grow within us and our actions will begin to reflect it. With a strong belief behind this, the sentiments can become more than a nostalgic hippie slogan.

Some pieces shown below are created as decorative pieces, but the functional ware is fully functional and food safe.

Pieces shown here are representative and may not be for sale. If you would like to see available pieces or if you would like to discuss a project, please contact me via the link above.

'peace/love' doodlepot; tenmoku glaze inside, reduction fired, oxide wash outside 12" tall	'peace/love' doodlecup; tenmoku glaze inside, reduction fired, oxide wash outside 5 1/2" tall

'imagine' doodlecups tenmoku glaze inside only, reduction fired, oxide wash outside	'imagine' carved cups reduction fired, shino glaze combo on left, shino/ sj black glaze combo on right