Egret Tile Jim Holland The decals are applied using

The decals are applied using a water slide technique and then re-fired to become permanently affixed to the pottery

The colors can be brilliant or nearly monochromatic

master goldsmith and designer

School of Fish

A cast and antiqued brass bee is cleverly mis-matched for added fun

Egret Tile Jim Holland The decals are applied usingby Jennifer Stas 5. 5" Each one is slightly different. Shown with heron tile. The fundamental goal of my work is simple: a marriage between aesthetics and function, brought about through distinctive use of color and form. Starting with a practical and useful form, as I work my pot evolves in volume and texture and becomes a functional palette for layers of colorants and carving. Each stage of the process is a challenge I often return to the same piece