RAYMOND WARREN

Wood-fired stoneware clay has an incomparable signature. It matures at a high temperature (2300F) that allows ash, charged with various metallic oxides, flowing in the kiln during the 50-hour firing process, to vaporize and to melt creating a characteristic natural glaze. The presence of flames and smoke contributes to the patina by modifying the level of oxygen in the kiln. But the flames also swirl around the sculptures and flow over interstices or masked areas creating highlights.”