Welcome to Handbuilt Pottery by Jim Irvine
Welcome to
Jim Irvine Pottery
My work is handbuilt of Stoneware clay. The coils, balls and slabs are
rolled out by hand which allows slight variations in the sizes and shapes of
the individual elements. My larger designs are created by combining and
shaping these elements into bowls, vases, covered containers, wall hangings,
etc. The work is accented with glazes and stains, however, a significant
portion of the pottery is allowed to remain the natural color of the clay.
After growing up in Lincoln, Rhode Island, and attending art school in
Providence, I moved to Cape Cod and settled in Mashpee. My work is
greatly influenced by my life on Cape Cod. Being an avid kayaker and
hiker, I gain inspiration from the personal approach it affords me to delve
into the intimacy of the Cape Cod landscape, its wilderness, ocean, rivers,
ponds, salt marshes and sea life. The coils and slabs are designed into
forms which elicit a sensation of one, if not all, of these natural resources.
rolled out by hand which allows slight variations in the sizes and shapes of
the individual elements. My larger designs are created by combining and
shaping these elements into bowls, vases, covered containers, wall hangings,
etc. The work is accented with glazes and stains, however, a significant
portion of the pottery is allowed to remain the natural color of the clay.
After growing up in Lincoln, Rhode Island, and attending art school in
Providence, I moved to Cape Cod and settled in Mashpee. My work is
greatly influenced by my life on Cape Cod. Being an avid kayaker and
hiker, I gain inspiration from the personal approach it affords me to delve
into the intimacy of the Cape Cod landscape, its wilderness, ocean, rivers,
ponds, salt marshes and sea life. The coils and slabs are designed into
forms which elicit a sensation of one, if not all, of these natural resources.
