Cone 10 Studios 285 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 843-853-3345 "My pottery journey began in Japan. There I developed a strong desire to create functional ceramics for everyday use in the traditions of Hamada Shoji and Bernard Leach. The simplicity of form and the practicality of handcrafted folk objects have always been components of my life: in my childhood Germany, in my Masters Thesis on the Japanese Folk Crafts Movement, and in my studies at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. Influenced by the rich history of Folk Crafts, my pottery is thrown on a handcrafted kick-powered treadle wheel using stoneware clay which is gas reduction fired to cone 10. I use warm colored glazes like shino and ash, often with light brush marks, to layer for depth, contrast, and surface richness. A joyful spirit surrounds my work at cone10studios in Charleston, South Carolina, where I am presently a studio potter accompanied by my newborn daughter Lillie Sofia. " Please click any of the images to enlarge