Description
2024 Gourd Shaped Bottle
Jon Keenan
Chun Glaze with Iron Oxide Design
8 1/2″ h x 4 1/2″
Jon’s first exposure to pottery occurred as a young boy living in New Delhi when local potters visited my school to demonstrate their throwing techniques using hand powered wooden wheels that rested on the ground. Seemingly effortless, they made kalshi, globular water jars, out of an iron red earthen clay. The technical virtuosity and creative spirit of these potters stayed with him and had a profound impression on my future path. In high school, he enrolled in his first ceramics class and never stopped working in clay. His current work represents my involvement in raku and wood-fired ceramics that began as a student in Kyoto, Japan.
