Functional Stoneware
Form & Decoration

Vessel forms, functional or purely sculptural. A variety of making techniques are used.
The production pots Ian makes are a range of sturdy, functional stoneware with form and decoration appropriate to their purpose. It is Ian's intention that these pots will not only perform well, but that they will bring great pleasure in their everyday use.

Pieces shown below are a sample of the past and present output.

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Ceramic Sculptural Form 1
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Sculptural Wall by Ian Dowling
Ian Dowling 2014
Ceramic sculptural forms are built using a mixture of techniques. Slabs of clay may be imprinted from a location and combined with other surfaces. Sometimes wheelthrown pieces are reshaped and combined. Clay may be textured with pattern and progressively stretched for a particular visual effect.
Carved Bowl 1
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3D Surfaces by Ian Dowling
Ian Dowling 2014
Carved bowl with copper and iron stained glazes
Carved Bowl 2
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Modular Ceramics by Ian Dowling
Ian Dowling Pre 2000
Bowl with carved surface, copper and iron-stained glazes