Trevor Dunn

My work in ceramics encompasses four different genres of the medium; utilitarian ware, ceremonial objects, large vessels, and sculptural forms. A range of concepts inform the work that I make and a variety of firing techniques are used to compliment the style of individual bodies of work. Each of the genre pursuits are informed by different conceptual motives. Chasing the formal aspects of line and form inspires my studio practice.

The process used to create these pieces employs wood firing an iron bearing clay to a temperature of 2200 degrees Fahrenheit, maintaining that temperature for a minimum of six hours to build up ash deposits and cooling in a reduction atmosphere to 1500 degrees. The surfaces created by the use of this technique look like objects that have been unearthed at an archaeological dig.