The first image is a photo of 28 Umbrella stands made as a commission. It took 18 months to complete. Details on others are described below. Most of these were commissioned, and some in major collections or museums. These are all 16-18 inches tall, a few are taller. Stoneware, watertight, these make a nice presentation for a foyer or next to a fireplace. Stick stand, umbrellas and flower friendly. I can repeat a theme yet, there are No Two Alike. The average price is $600.
 |  16x10 Dogwood with Carolina Wren and Squirrel. This commission of 28 stands was an 18 month project. |  Dogwood stand at the NC Governor's western residence, Asheville, NC 16x9 |
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 |  "Newcomb" Tulip in relief. Daisy Wade Bridges collection. 16" tall. |  This is the first one I made. I had seen the Tiffany glass window with Magnolia blossoms at the Morse Museum. The glass was folded and layered to create a three dimensional petal and I realized I could do that with clay. |
 |  16x11 This cat owner sent photos of their seven cats. Apparently I captured the personalities as well, showing which cat would be chasing whom, or sleeping. |  Another cat commission, this owner had 14 cats at the time. |
 Moth commission |  17" tall |  A good friend commissioned this for a Christmas present. |
 |  I saw an image of an antique Minton piece with this frog and cattails theme. I like the orange and green. |  |
 This ruffled tulip was inspired by a Peters and Reed piece I saw at the Arts and Crafts Conference in Asheville. The one I saw was entirely matte green of course. I like the relief technique. |  A decoy collector lost some favorite antiques in a fire. I was commissioned to make these two ducks in the likeness of photos sent to me. 15x9 |  16x11 Available. Cherry Blossoms |
 I discovered that without the notches on the tip of the petals, they don't look like cherry blossoms! |  A fun Gargoyle now in the Mint Museum permanent collection. Potters many years ago would lay a piece of glass on a handle they thought might crack, hoping to fuse it with the melt. It became a popular decorative technique. At the base of this handle there is a chunk of turquoise from a mine in AZ with glass melted over it. The copper from the turquoise mixed with the glass and ran down the side. |  |
 Permanent collection at the Mint Museum. Snakes on pots seems to be a southern tradition. I think it has to do with the serpent in the bible, the snake is found on moonshine jugs to keep kids out of the evil contents. |  This was a collaboration with Freeman, our daughter Molly Morning-glory and Maggie. |