~ Construction ~

Beverlee makes each module with slabs of stoneware clay which she presses into molds that she has designed and constructed. Each module is a hollow box with the top varying in height from one to three inches.

The areas where the modules interface form a three-dimensional grid, and each module can only be placed in one direction in the finished piece without destroying the illusion of a continuous surface.

~ Glazing and Firing ~

After an initial (electric bisque) firing Beverlee applies colored glazes and coats them with wax resist before applying the final colors. When all the colors are applied, she cleans excess glaze droplets from the wax resisted areas. She fires the work to stoneware temperatures in a kiln she built. It is fired in a reducing atmosphere to cone 10.

As you view the images of her work, please understand that photography cannot exactly reproduce the surface characteristics that are so important to her. You can catch glimpses of small areas of high gloss glazes surrounded by areas of matte glaze. The work must be seen live to fully appreciate both its surface quality and its three-dimensional character.

*Photographs by Christoper Millette