"Whales Watching"
Rudy’s work is primarily high fired stoneware and porcelain pottery. The current high fired pots are glazed using a palette of metallic oxides made for ceramic quality in the 1930’s. Oxides refined today for the paint industry do not give the beautiful, complex deep colors that these limited quantity oxides provide. A chance opportunity for Rudy to obtain these oxides provided a once in a life opportunity to make glazes unparalleled in color and richness. Refer to the photos to see these unique colors using high grade rutile as the predominant colorant. Alternative kilns to do wood fired and saggar fired ware are generally fired twice a year during the winter as an opportunity to provide the community at large with low-fired pots finished in beautiful soft colors. Seaweed collected on local beaches imprints unique patterns of color on these pots.
Rudy uses a sgraffito technique for large art form pieces that he learned from master potter and Montana artist, Brian Persha. This technique has been used successfully in shows primarily. Tom Coleman and Eleanor Murphey have been primary mentors for throwing on the wheel.
Currently there are two series on ongoing work which is my major concentration. My oil lamp series compels me to search for various surface finishes and I have now progressed to new forms altering thrown parts. My favorite large bowl series has proven to be everyone’s favorite. These awesome large bowls measure fourteen inches across and stand ten inches high. Sorry there are no pictures as they just seem to go to nice homes faster than I can catch them sitting still. I promise my next firing will be documented!
Porcelain lamp fueled by paraffin oilUses Smokeless Paraffin Lamp Oil
Uses Smokeless Paraffin Lamp Oil
Allow me to be the first comment submitted to my site. Keeping new work coming out and putting my new ideas into play are a huge challenge. I have several new techniques to employ and will do so in cycles of ten lamps. Slip trailing and carving will be my focus over the next few weeks.
Hello Rudy,
You don’t know me but I’m very good friends with Cyndi Ulin who has given me your name and told me of your website. I’ve also been the recepient of a very nice piece of your pottery as a birthday gift from Cyndi.
I’ve looked over your website and I’m very impressed with your passion and love for pottery not to mention your beautiful dog, Sable! =) I also love and pamper my animals just as it appears you do, as well!
I have a Gallery/Garden and Gift shop that just opened mid September of last year in the foothills of Mt. Baker on SR 542 just about 40 miles from the top of Mt. Baker. I currently have over 40 artisian’s (mostly from Whatcom County) with the exception of just a couple from Skagit County. I’m doing a consignment arrangement with my artists as a way to get established. My Gallery/Garden shop is open Friday-Sunday 9am-6pm year around. Cyndi gave me a hanging wind chimme made of pottery with sea shells. It was 3-tiered and very nice. She mentioned I should contact you and inquire if you might be interested in having some of your products here in my shop.
If you have any interest, please take a look a our website…mountainsidegardens.com and let me know your thoughts and if we might do business? You can e-mail me or I can also be reached at 360-599-2271( home #) 360-599-2890 (Gallery/Gift shop/weekends) if you want to discuss this over the phone. Best time to reach me is evenings after 7pm (week days), weekends or Mondays.
Thanks Rudy for your time here and hopefully we can be in touch soon. I will look forward to hearing back from you.
Best Regards,
Nancy Jacobsen
Dear Cousin Rudy,
Your work is so beautiful and your dedication is inspiring. I know you have been doing this for a long time and I enjoy reading about your work and looking at your work on your website.
I like you love dogs and a friendly greeter into your pottery shop is always welcomed buy all that enter.
I am looking forward to receiving the piece you are making for our beloved 3rd grade nun Sister Barbra. Rudy , his brother George (BUDDY) and I all went to a catholic shool together and lived right aroound the corner from each other. It was really nice to grow up with lots of cousins in the same town.
You and Andi are both dedicated to the work and to your family. The area you both live imust be so inspiring to your thought process in deciding what to make and the colors and materials you use. I am proud to be your cousin.
Love Leila Jean
town.
hi Rudy, We met at t coleman workshop in 2009. I will be attending a Anderson Ranch workshop with coleman in august. If you visit so.calif in the future, you are invited to visit me in yucaipa. david porras.