Jim
Kasper maintains his wood-fire kiln on his rural property near
Tipton, Iowa, where he lives with his wife Lucy and Great Dane,
Bert. On his land, he is establishing 20 acres of native prairie
grasses and about four acres of trees. His work has a wonderful
combination of wit, intelligence and primal wood- fire, reflecting
his years of scholarship in physics and his love of ceramics.
He is a member of the Society of Creative Anachronism in which
he hand-cuts dies for the hand-striking of medieval style tokens.
His work has been featured in Ceramics Monthly as well as exhibitions
such as the International Orton Cone Box Show.
Details:
most of Kasper's work falls into the realm of figurative sculpture
rather than functional pots. They include large wall heads, boxes, floor sculpture and wall pieces.
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