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The Artist

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Ross De La Garza, a seventh generation Texan who grew up along the Texas coastline in Corpus Christi began to create these whimsical fish over 25 years ago.  His passion for his craft and the ever growing family of art patrons, keeps him reaching into the kiln with  an unending smile on his face and in his heart.

The Store

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We have set up shop close to home with a store front in Wimberley, Texas. If you are in the Texas Hill Country come visit. The store will be open Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5pm. If these hours do not work and you wish to make a purchase give me a shout at phishross@aol.com to set up an appointment.

The Art

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Raku is a 16th century firing technique that originated in Japan and was brought to the US in the 50's.  The process involves reaching into a kiln at approximately 1800 degrees and removing the pieces while still hot.  The glaze at this temperature is melted and the stress of the cooling causes the glaze to shrink on the clay, creating a randomly cracked pattern.  Before the pottery cools completely, the piece is placed in a barrel of shredded newspaper that will be ignite on contact.  Once a lid is placed on the barrel to kill the fire, the piece absorbs the smoke.  The clay glaze and smoke all react to produce the dynamic effect known as Raku.

Each piece is unique in expression and design with just the right amount of creative levity and whimsy to instill a joy in the beholder.  



I look upon the fields

  and I see the oceans
And the further I look
  the less I see and the more I feel
The splendor and wonder of it all
  places the individual  
  in a time-space vacuum
Where all our consciousness
  were liken to a rain drop  
  in a vast sea
A single entity
  drifts with the winds, the tides  and the currents
And alas the struggle is no longer 
  a struggle and the
Separateness becomes a wholeness.


    - Ross De La Garza
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