Ed Thompson
Ed makes extremely complicated and elegant pottery. The finished things are dramatic and subtle at the same time. He often draws design patterns on leather-hard clay. Next he makes preliminary "cuts" over the entire pot surface. This enables him to execute very precise delicately carved patterns. On other pottery, Ed applies slip-trail "decals". He creates these "decals" by pressing paper into wet slip to which he has added colorants and created patterns. The paper allows him to lift and transfer the designs to leather-hard clay. These "decals" appear as intricate inlayed decorations.

Thrown, manipulated, and carved stoneware vase	Smoke-fired paddled design fired in Anagama to cone 01	Thrown and carved stoneware vase
Slab built open vessel, carved and fired to cone 10 in reduction. 14'' tall, 10" wide	Thrown and carved vessel fired to cone 10 in reduction. About 14" tall	Wheel thrown and paddled, smoke- fired with burnished white slip
Thrown and carved vessel fired to cone 10 in reduction. About 14" tall	Thrown and carved vase with slip trail desigs fired to cone 10 in reduction. About 12" tall	Thrown and carved vessel fired to cone 10 in reduction. About 14" tall