River Market ArtSpace

Tim Garvin
Blue Bus Studio

I look at the world in detail, noticing intricacies, contrasts, and rhythms of color to find and elaborate design. I then create my jewelry using numerous ceramic and metal techniques, among which are slip trailing and brushing, stenciling, forming, and etching. The extreme detail and intense color in my ceramic work results from the use of over 500 different colors of clay in an ancient technique knows a millefiori. In this technique, carefully designed loaves of clay are formed from colored porcelains. Next, cross-sections are sliced from loaves, and these sections are shaped and finished into individual pieces, then glazed and fired - three times. A 23+ karat platinum edging is applied, and the piece receives its final fire. We make beauty from dust - a joy for us, and, we hope, a joy for you.