Bonsai Pottery by Kevin Thompson

2003
Thrown/Round
Small / Mame or Accent Plant Pots Sizes rounded to nearest 1/8"
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(A)

Round, stoneware mame or accent plant, "curie" glaze with iron oxide.
3-3/8" x 1-13/4"

(B)

Round, stoneware mame or accent plant, unglazed with porcelain slip and iron oxide.
3-3/8" x 1-1-1/2"

(C)

Round, porcelain mame or accent plant, "kiwi" glaze.
3-1/8" x 1-1/4"

(D)

Round, porcelain mame or accent plant, "kiwi" glaze.
4-3/4" x 1-3/4"

(E)

Round, stoneware mame or accent plant, "kiwi" glaze.
4-1/4" x 1-1/2"

(F)

Round, stoneware mame or accent plant, "kiwi" glaze.
2-5/8" x 1-1/2"

(G)

Round, porcelain mame or accent plant, "kiwi" glaze.
4-1/8" x 1-1/2"

(H)

Round, stoneware mame or accent plant, "oasis" glaze.
3" x 1-3/4"

(I)

Round, stoneware mame or accent plant, "oasis" glaze.
3-1/4" x 1-3/4"

(J)

Round, porcelain, "oasis" glaze.
4-1/8" x 2-1/2"

(K)

Round, porcelain, "oasis" glaze.
4-1/4" x 1-3/4"

(L)

Round, stoneware mame or accent plant, "oasis" glaze.
3-1/2" x 1-1/2"

(M)

Round triangle, thrown & altered, stoneware mame or accent plant, "oasis" glaze.
3-1/2" x 1-5/8"

(N)

Round, stoneware mame or accent plant, satin turquoise glaze.
3-3/8" x 1-5/8"

(O)

Round, stoneware mame or accent plant, "oasis" glaze with textured porcelain slip.
5" x 1-5/8"

Medium/Large Bonsai All pieces in this group are hand thrown.
(A) Oval, porcelain, weathered bronze glaze 7-3/4" x 6-1/8	(B) Round, porcelain, weathered bronze glaze. 7-1/4" x 2"
(C) Drum, stoneware, weathered bronze glaze with iron oxide. 6-5/8" x 2-1/8"	(D) Drum, porcelain, weathered bronze glaze with iron oxide. 5-3/4" x 2-3/4"
(E) Round, porcelain, "kiwi" glaze. 7-3/8" x 2-3/8"	(F) Round, stoneware, black semi-matte glaze with iron oxide. 8" x 1-1/2"

These pots are thrown from a smooth, brown unglazed stoneware clay body. Click the thumbnails for larger images.
A 5-1/4" x 1-1/4"	B Lightly glazed with weathered bronze. 5" x 1"
C Wheel thrown and altered, 5" x 2"	D 6-1/4" x 1"


A 7-1/2" x 1-1/4"	B 6-1/4" x 2-1/4"
C 9-1/8" x 4-1/2"

Handbuilt These pots are handbuilt of red stoneware and porcelain. Note: the red stoneware clay color is actually closer to the brown color in the "top down" shots. Click the thumbnails for larger images.
Small, mame size. Slab built by hand of porcelain and stoneware clay.


Small rectangle bonsai pots. Slab built by hand of stoneware clay and slip decorated. 3-1/2" x 2-3/8" x 1-1/2"


Medium/Small oval bonsai pots. Slab built by hand of stoneware clay. B is slip decorated A is bare clay. 5-1/2"x 3-3/4" x 1-1/2" $20 ea plus shipping


Medium rectangle bonsai pots. Slab built by hand of stoneware clay. Unglazed. 7-1/2" x 1-1/4"


Medium/Large rectangle bonsai pot. Slab built by hand of stoneware clay. Unglazed. 9-3/4" x 5-1/2" x 1-1/2"



All pots in this section are entirely hand formed and decorated. For size reference, the acrylic riser in each picture is 3 inches wide by 2 inches tall. Click on each group for a larger image.