Makoto Yabe Lithophane

Jan 17, 2022 | Lithophanes

Makoto Yabe, whose name means archer in Japanese and would sign his work with the image of an archer, was a master with clay, glaze, design, hand building, and working on his potter’s wheel. Depicted in this lithophane, Makoto is surrounded by his adoring students...

Turtle Landscape Lithophane

Jan 13, 2022 | Ceramics, Lithophanes

Featured in the February 2022 issue of Ceramics Monthly. The translucent porcelain Turtle Landscape lithophane and lithophane cups were made from the fine porcelain slip I was able to use while a resident artist at the International Ceramic Studio in the city of...

Small Favors @ the Clay Studio in Philadelphia

Mar 11, 2021 | Blog, Lithophanes

The Clay Studio in Philadelphia is opening the Small Favors exhibit this weekend and my Baa Baa Light Sheep is in the exhibit. Small Favors engages artist’s creativity in new and exciting ways with the challenge of making pieces on a very small scale. For some...

Porcelain Lithophanes

Aug 22, 2016 | Lithophanes

Here are my lithophanes, a new chapter in my career as an illustrator in clay/porcelain. What is a Lithophane? Lithophanes are three-dimensional translucent porcelain plaques which when backlit reveal detailed magical images. First created in Europe in the 1820s, the...