Dan Finnegan is known for wood fired and salt glazed wheel-thrown functional stoneware pottery. Finnegan makes a diverse range of functional work ranging from traditional to experimental forms. He uses various techniques: adding decorative sprigs, sculptural elements, and chatter marks.
One way chattering is accomplished is by letting a metal object bounce on and off the surface of an unfired glazed object that is turning on the wheel and in the process removing bits of glaze. The effect may resemble a dense overall calligraphic pattern.
Finnegan is also known for his non-functional sculptural work which may employ trompe l?oeil books and often anthropomorphic birds engaged in questionable human activities such as gambling with dice or in murder scenes vignettes. His work is always wood fired and salt glazed in various colors.
Other works by Finnegan
Finnegan in other collections
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Last updated: April 22, 2026
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