Ceramic Artist

Rudy Bauer

 

Rudy Bauer's artist statement:

After 16 years of concentrated effort to learn the science and art of clay, I have reached an understanding of my passion with the clay medium. The skill attained to transform elements of the earth into vessels of sustenance and artful visual beauty keeps my quest to do everything in the world possible through clay.

The process of ceramics challenges me more physically and mentally than any other accomplishment I’ve attained. It constantly provides the impetus to make clay do things it physically should not, thereby creating new techniques which are accumulated from the teachings of many.

I live a dichotomous life where regimen and precision skills mix with the freedom to bend the rules of creating. My art is from my innermost effort to love life.

Every piece I make is created as if it were for me to keep. I take the extra time to complete the forms flawlessly. Alterations, additions, removing and deforming occur on every piece to make it like no other. Hours are spent sanding and layering colors upon colors to yield glazes and surface colors beyond imagination.

More of Rudy's work can be seen on his website, www.rudybauerpottery.com.

 

Smokeless Paraffin Oil Lamp

Here is several examples of Rudy's beautiful ceramic art.  To see more details of these paraffin lamps, made of hand thrown, Coleman porcelain, please click on the picture or the link.

Copper Red	Copper Blue
Oil Lamp	Rutile Blue

Special note from Rudy Bauer and Bauer Haus Pottery:

As 2010 approaches I am excited to be putting lots of new ideas and designs into my ongoing favorite series of work. Overall, I am experimenting with more alternative glazing options that include metallic lusters, raw minerals and glaze layering combinations.

All this new work is in preparation for my invitation to be the featured artist at several galleries, including the Museum and Arts Complex in Sequim in July 2010. Featured work includes two series: hand built salmon, decorated with lusters as well as a current successful and popular series of oil lamps. My love of exploration of the dark passages of wild caves for extended periods gave me a deep respect and love for the soft glow the lamps provide. The salmon series is a Northwest inspiration with an effort to take surface color to a new level using rare and hard to find lusters made years ago.

A new special series using local clay is currently being developed for the Museum and Arts Complex show next July. It will feature an oxidation fired black/silvery oil spot glaze formulated from clays of Clallam County.

In January 2009, I made the commitment to join the Blue Whole Cooperative Gallery in Sequim and the Waterfront Gallery in Port Angeles. These two excellent gallery outlets have provided the mainstay of Bauer Haus Pottery sales outside of select special orders. I participated in our first studio tour sponsored by Sequim Arts during the 2009 Lavender Festival and look forward to an expanded tour to work with in 2010.