FELDMAN CERAMIC DESIGN

As a potter I am interested in those moments when friends, family and even strangers come together to share some time over food and drink. There is an element of ceremony in these events, a vestigial reminder of our tribal past. I try to create a focal point, a vehicle for those moments to occur. Aesthetically, the diverse flora and fungi found in the woods and pastures of my youth are my strongest influence; the soft luminous interior of a water lily cradled by the ragged and weather-worn leathery exterior, or the volume of a morel mushroom, hollow, creating structure only with its skin. It is the subtle tensions caused by this juxtaposition of hard and soft, smooth and rough, interior/exterior that I love to explore... I prefer to soda fire my work as it allows for originality with each pot and is an endless source of exploration for me. At around 2200 degrees fahrenheit, I spray dissolved soda ash (sodium carbonate) into the kiln. The resulting vapor moves throughout the kiln to..

Primary location: Cortland United States