Dale Mark Potter

My start with pottery occurred when I volunteered on an archaeological excavation of a 19th century red earthenware pottery. After travelling through various pottery classes and a stint in a college ceramic program, in 1995 I opened a studio and began learning.

My vessels are made with porcelain, decorated with colour slips underneath a variety of coloured glazes, then fired in a reduction kiln to 2380C. Two traditions influence my pots. The initial exposure to everyday-use pottery made by those long-ago local country potters with straightforward forms, simple glazes and minimal decoration, and Chinese porcelains with their balanced copper and celadon glazed vessels.

Burlington, ON

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