About Us
Woodfired function pottery, abstract sculpture and drawings made by Cynthia Morelli are available in an intimate setting at the Back Porch Gallery at her home, designed and built by her husband, Taro.
How We Got Started
Cynthia Morelli has a BFA in Ceramics from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred and has been working in clay full time since moving to Homer, Alaska in 1993. She lived five years in Japan, studying Butoh and Calligraphy before settling in Homer with her husband, Taro Sasakura. They've built a home and studio outside of town together that showcases both rural Alaska and Japanese aesthetics.
The products and services we offer
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Carved, wheel thrown and sculpted techniques combine with the markings of the flame in the wood fired kiln to make this vase a lovely quiet contain...
We offer woodfired functional pottery and sculpture in Homer, Alaska. cynthiamorelli.com
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Woodfiring creates a dynamic and varied surface on the work. Pots and sculptures fired this way have a quiet depth of glaze - both applied and from the melting ash deposits that come from burning the wood as fuel.
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Woodfiring creates a dynamic and varied surface on the work. Pots and sculptures fired this way have a quiet depth of glaze - both applied and from the melting ash deposits that come from burning the wood as fuel.