Charna Schwartz

Pottery

I make functional and decorative pottery. When I have my hands in clay, it provides a fundamental connection to the earth. The forms I create are influenced by experiences and insights of places and people I have met.  My recent creations are inspired by the rolling hills, valleys, and seasons of the Kickapoo Valley.

Since my younger years I had a fascination with blending colors with crayons, color pencils, oils and/or acrylic paints. I now find myself doing this with glazes I apply to my pottery.

Layering a multitude of different color glazes by the use of a spray gun creates a subtleness of rolling hills and valleys of the beautiful Kickapoo region of southwest Wisconsin. 

Another type of glazing I use is called Majolica. I use different types of paint brushes and apply layers of bright colored glazes.