Josh DeWeese

I like that Mr DeWeese says that he, "is drawn to the beauty and mystery of high temperature ceramics and the element of chance that occurs in atmospheric firings"I myself, love chaos, and elements of chance...at least for me, things always seem to sort themselves out best this way, therefore, at some time would be interested in atmospheric firing.I love the splash of colors on this vase, and the way the colors flow together. The vase seems as though it may be top heavy, as the extremely narrow base; however, it may be able to hold water on the lower half which would give it strength and functionality to hold flowers/plants. I love the look of the rim, with the curls. I was mostly attracted to the colors though...it's just interesting to look at :)

Tim Rowan

This image from Tim Rowan although very organic in nature, I am not very fond of. It seems unrefined and unbalanced. For being considered tableware i find it to be disfunctional and think that it would be difficult to stack in the cupboard. I do like some of the glazing techniques on some of his pieces, but on this on it looks like a half hearted attempt to glaze. Again, unrefined and unbalanced, at least in my eyes.