Hollis Engley

Most of my work is functional. I like the idea of people using what I make. This vase was made and fired at Starworks in North Carolina, where I was able to use the heavily grogged sculpture clay they produce. It fired well in the clay program's three-chamber noborigama kiln. I'm hoping it will hold spring flowers..

Putting this plate into the firebox of a wood kiln, where it would be buried in hot coals for 24 hours, guaranteed unpredictable results. The fractured, nearly destroyed plate tells the story of the firing.