I was carving images on the surfaces of pots almost from the beginning, but I didn’t start penetrating the walls until the early 1980s, when I conceived of vases with various designs carved right through. The idea carried on to bowls and teapots.
net, 1981, carved porcelain, 32 cm h, tan glaze, ∆10. (❋)
spiral climb vase, 1981, carved porcelain, 32 cm diameter, white glaze, ∆10.
dogwood vase 1, 1981, carved porcelain, 32 cm h, white glaze, ∆10.
dogwood II, vase,1981, carved porcelain, 24 cm h, white glaze, ∆10.