Larry Halversen's signature black and white pottery is made of stoneware clay which is fired to cone 10 or 2300 degrees. Since it is high fired, his vases, cups and containers are definitely functional. He combines handbuilding techniques and the potters wheel to make his sculptural ceramics.

Using an ancient decorative method called sgrafitto, he coats everything with a black slip through which he carves to reveal the natural clay beneath. The carvings are a result of a life long exploration of line and pattern. The designs for Larry's sculptural pieces are inspired by ancient stone tools, ritual objects, primitive shields, and forms of nature.

He has taught ceramics for many years, and has exhibited around the country at galleries and juried craft fairs since 1982.

For more information please contact us at 805-646-1525.