Steve Irvine blog

Hello everyone, today we will be talking about Steve Irvine. Steve Irvine started making pottery 51 years ago, and has been earning a living as a full-time potter for the past 45 years. The work that he  makes is mostly functional stoneware, but he does not have a set line of work that is made on a productionbasis. Steve prefers to let forms and surfaces develop and evolve from firing to firing. The pinhole camera below is a very interesting piece that Steve made. The main body of the camera was thrown on the wheel. It was completed in 2017, made of stoneware, and fired to cone 10 with a black glaze on the outside, and a matte black glaze on the inside as well. Steve did a post firing application of 23K gold leaf. The camera uses a 5 x 8 inch photo paper negative, and overall it stands about 35 cm tall. The disk near the base serves as the shutter. I chose this piece because I like the colors and I like how it looks like a spaceship.