Stephen took his first art class in his mid-20s, but then career and family took precedence until the mid-1990s when he was able to return to his love of clay; he has been “playing in the dirt” ever since. He moved to Colorado from Chicago in 2010. Much of his pottery is functional; he also designs indoor and outdoor totems which represent his “clay” stories. Recently he has concentrated on indoor mountain totems, 1-2 feet tall (each top has a named Colorado named peak) and “deconstructed platters,” in which he cuts apart a platter to make two trays. He also experiments with several different glazes and layering for both functional pots and platters and totems. He has developed a vibrant red glaze and also uses several glazes together that drip and spread over a pot, much like wood-fired ash glazes.
All functional pottery is dishwasher, microwave, and food safe. Custom orders available—contact the Blue Moose Gallery.
View Stephen’s Gallery below.
