Artist: Mike Hamlin | Location: Gerton, NC
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Artist: Mike Hamlin | Location: Gerton, NC
Gerton, NC
I create vessels by hand building or throwing on the potter’s wheel. Pieces are made with an iron red clay. Crater or matt glazes are applied. Pieces are fired in an electric kiln to 2163 F with a slow cooling. Many crater glazed pieces are fired multiple times to obtain an appealing movement of the glaze surface. All glazes I use originate from one glaze recipe I created during the three years of Glaze Calculus in college. Through the years I have tweaked the recipe to see what new surface I can create from the glaze.
I combine my passion for horticulture and gardening with my passion for ceramics and design forms that are inspired by the various types of mushrooms, lichen, moss as well as the plants and flowers that thrive around my property. The garden is one source of inspiration when designing vessels! Other sources include Scandinavian Mid-Century design, Ikebana arrangements.
The pieces I create are made to invite the viewer to touch and engage with each form.
Artist Website
www.hamlinceramics.com