Kent Tool

Kent Tool

I started doing ceramics in about 1972 for about a year; I took a sabbatical from clay for 25 years and began once again working with clay in 1994. While I have had a couple of classes in hand building and throwing clay, most of my techniques are self-taught. My pieces are all functional, are highly influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, and rely heavily on my use of wooden forms and shapes which I make in my wood working shop. Most of the pieces are hand built, some have thrown feet and/or necks and many are made with porcelain clay for more vibrant colors.

Although I use a variety of glazes, my favorite glazes are blood red and celadon in color, both of which can be quite difficult to achieve in the firing process. Everything is fired to “cone 10” which is very stressful for the hand built pieces but results in a unique appearance; rarely are pieces identical because of placement in the kiln and the idiosyncrasies of the firing.

I sell pieces only at Ruby’s Clay Studio; however, I can be contacted through e-mail at ktool@comcast.net