Nate's World

Some examples of my ceramics

2005-04-02T14:24:00.000-08:00

My attempt at a Tarpon. They are found in salt water and can get up to 300+ pounds and 8 feet long. I have caught a few in the Florida Keys up to around 100 pounds. This piece was handbuilt and fired in a raku kiln to cone 06 (1800 degrees). It is about 14" long.

This is a Permit. They are found in the same areas as the Tarpon, but only grow to 50 pounds. I caught one that was close to 45 pounds - one of the largest that the guide I was with had ever seen. This was fired in the same way as the Tarpon and it is about 10" long.

This is a pitcher that I threw on the wheel and then cut with a cheese slicer. It is about 12" high and was fired in a soda kiln to cone 10 (about 2400 degrees).

I call this a moose pot - it was thrown and handbuilt. The moose head is the lid of the pot and can be removed. It was fired in a reduction kiln to cone 10. It is about 15" high.

This is a small, squared bowl that has Asian influence. It was thrown on the wheel and then squared off after drying. It was fired in a reduction kiln to cone 10. It is 4" high and 6" wide.

I thought that the moose pot was cool and decided to try a shark pot. The head comes off and the interior of the head is bright red - the shark just ate! It is 16" high and was fired to cone 10 in a reduction kiln.

Here is a teapot that I have made. I tend to not have a plan and just let the clay decide what I will make. This was the result. It was fired in a soda kiln to cone 11 and is about 9" high.

My awesome car - 2005 Subaru Outback XT

2005-04-02T13:48:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of my new car. It is a complete sleeper - 0-60 in 6s. And of course it has a manual transmision. It's also quite practical with over 60 cubic feet of cargo space - enough for a week of camping and outdoor activites. To find out a ton of useful info about the Outback check out subaruoutback.org!

Sunrise & Sunset on Kalalau Beach, Kauai

2005-04-02T13:43:00.000-08:00

Thes are pictures that I took during our honeymoon. We spent two days hiking 22 miles along the north west coast of Kauai on a trail called the Kalalau Trail. The first picture was taken at sunset on Kalalau Beach after 8 hours of hiking. The next picture was taken the following morning before we started the 11 mile hike back to our car.

Beach on the Napali Coast

2005-04-02T13:29:00.001-08:00

This is a beach that we saw when we were in Kauai on our honeymoon. We were told that scenes from King Kong were filmed here.

My wife and I in Kauai

2005-04-02T13:19:00.000-08:00

This picture was taken about 4000 feet above the picture of Kalalau Beach. There is a lookout point that we drove to and we could look down to where we were hiking a few days earlier.