Left: The artist's tools
Right: Papermaking
Right: Papermaking
Clay, Water, and Fire
My goal is to make beautiful vessel forms and adorn those forms with surface decoration. Toward that end, I have developed a number of techniques to incorporate clay, water, and fire. Read more about the specifics of pit firing, saggar firing, and papermaking.
“Alex S. Mandli, Jr. has built a solid reputation creating straightforward satisfying ceramics. This Wisconsin native has invested more than 30 years in experimentation with ceramic clay bodies, glazing and firing techniques to arrive a body of work which clearly integrates the form and structure of the object with its surface decoration.”