My "Dinack" potter's wheel
is a combination electric
and kick that I acquired
while in high school.

Building a large
stoneware prayer wheel
calls for a stepstool.

Carving a design through
white slip reveals
darker clay underneath.

Carving a porcelain prayer wheel
like this one sets me dreaming
of wilderness.

A prayer carved on the interior of a wheel.

Carving the damp clay,
I'm never sure exactly how
the finished wheel will look.

Many hours of
delicate carving
go into this design.

A large wheel in the electric
kiln ready for bisque fire.

Painting red iron oxide on
bisque fired prayer wheel

Loading the gas kiln for the
fourteen hour firing.

Opening the kiln after months
of work always brings suprises.