Axis of Hope . Prayer Wheels For Our Time

Chris's Studio:

A Large wheel in the electric kiln ready for bisque fire.	Building a large stoneware wheel calls for a stepstool.
A prayer carved on the interior of a wheel.
Carving a design through white slip to reveal darker clay underneath.	Carving a porcelain prayer wheel like this one sets me dreaming of wilderness.
Carving the damp clay, I'm never sure exactly how the finished wheel will look.	Many hours of delicate carving go into this design.
Chris and his "Dinack" potter's wheel. It's a combination electric & kick that he acquired while in highschool.	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.