JOHN COBURN

With an engineering degree from Penn State in Ceramic Science and seven years of experience entertaining tourists at Opryland U.S.A. making functional pottery, John Coburn brings a practicality to the art of throwing on the wheel that not many potters exhibit.

Stoneware clay and oxidation firing provide a vehicle for glaze experimentation resulting in a broad palette of colors not often seen in down to earth utilitarian ware. Items for use in every room of the house include food preparation, serving and storage containers, dinnerware and table accessories, decorative vases and candle holders, and bathroom accessories such as toothbrush holders, lotion dispensers and soap dishes.

All pieces are finished in lead-free glazes, and can be used in dishwashers, microwave and conventional ovens.

Prices range from under $10 to around $40 for most functional pieces, with decorative works extending up into the lower hundreds.

Newest works include sculptural vases with thrown, altered and carved appendages.

As a one man operation, a limited variety of items are displayed at any one time, however twenty-five years of throwing experience enable fulfillment of almost any custom orders.