Salmon Spirit Basket

USA, 1900
Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archive
Date acquired:
Materials:
Stoneware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural:
Installation - small/intimate scale
Method: N/A
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Shino Glaze
James Robinson

James Robinson collects local clays that he uses to create functional objects and sculptures. The functional pieces are thrown, altered and finished with the addition of clay slabs. The surfaces carry carved and sgraffito images of fish, birds and animals.

Robinson hand builds sculptures that often take the form of animals, the polar bear often appears. The pieces are then given multiple coats of glaze before being fired to cone 10 in a reduction atmosphere.

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Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archive

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