Another talented friend to add to the list…
Amy Higgason of Pigeon Road Pottery.
Always smiling. Always laughing. Always good to see!
I just got a new plate from Amy – and I love it!!!
Amy used to be a studio member at Lillstreet Art Center back when I was
just starting to take classes. Her work has always been very detailed & precise.
Something I greatly admire – as we both come from the same graphic design
background! She also has a wonderful painterly style showing off her
wonderful illustration skills.
She’s very much into patterns & textures – two of my favorite things!
Many of her pots have this wonderful “sprigging” technique – which is kind of the
opposite of my stamping technique. Instead of pressing the pattern into the pot,
she’s making a textured “applique” piece to attach to the surface of the pot.
Below you can see how she carves out sections around the perimeter – and then
adds an eclectic grouping of shaped, textured & glazed sprigs to decorate the center.
So Amy now resides up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. She has set up her own
“little piece of pottery heaven” up in the woods. With a cute little studio just steps
away from her cabin, she’s busy pumping out wonderful pieces of pottery.
Check out her work at www.pigeonroadpottery.blogspot.com
Your new work is looking good, GJ, hope to see it in person soon, possibly in Evanston.
Your descriptions and photos of your firing process are very well done, thanks for taking the time to post it all, I know it is hard work to do so, but worth it for those of us who appreciate the details.
Thanks for including Amy in your blog, she makes fine work! The new plates have a great organic quality and remind me of microscopic life, like algae and such. Very good.