About Wes
Wes Weiss is currently working out of Clayscapes Studio located in Syracuse, NY. He primarily works with medium and high fire ceramics, but also enjoys the immediate results of occasional raku firings. Most work is fired to cone 6 oxidation and some is made for the woodfire kiln. The temperatures in a woodfire kiln range from cone 9 to 14 depending on the internal locations and firing processes. He likes to build pieces from slabs of clay that have dried sufficiently to allow templates to be used and the parts to be assembled.
Though his pieces are often architectural and sculptural, he also makes slab constructed bowls, mugs and other vessels.
Wes is currently keenly interested in colored clays, using Mason Stains. He makes a paste and wedges it into a white stoneware clay body. The focus is on a marbling affect at this time. These pieces are finished using a clear glaze. He is still in the early stages of this series.
Wes and his wife Deb will be going to four shows this year in the Syracuse area.
Though his pieces are often architectural and sculptural, he also makes slab constructed bowls, mugs and other vessels.
Wes is currently keenly interested in colored clays, using Mason Stains. He makes a paste and wedges it into a white stoneware clay body. The focus is on a marbling affect at this time. These pieces are finished using a clear glaze. He is still in the early stages of this series.
Wes and his wife Deb will be going to four shows this year in the Syracuse area.
