Lisa Harnish Creations

Wheel Thrown Porcelain
Sgraffito in Terra Sigillata
Naked Raku

Special Announcement: The Arizona Clay Association's annual All Arizona Clay Exhibition 2008 opened on September 14th, at the Shemer Museum & Art Center in Phoenix. I'm very proud to have had 3 pieces accepted for the show. In addition, I was selected for one of four Merit Awards from among more than 30 participating Artists and over 65 pieces. I'm very honored by this award and thank everyone for their encouragement of my work. The images below are the pieces that were accepted for the Exhibition.

Welcome! This site focuses on my ceramic creations. I work in two styles:

1. Wheel thrown or handbuilt vessel forms are assembled in porcelain clay. These pieces are decorated in a "sgraffito in terra sigillata" technique and high fired to maturity. This style features bright colors and durable, functional pieces.

2. The Naked Raku style is a variation on traditional raku. Wheel thrown stoneware forms are coated with a special slip and glaze, rapidly heated to about 1400 degrees, and then "smoked". After cooling, the slip/glaze coating is removed to strip the piece back to it's "naked" state, revealing random patterns of smoke infused cracking.

Enjoy your visit to this site, but beware; the Gallery pages have lots of photos, and may take some time to download. Thanks for visiting!

Upcoming Events:

Mesa Holiday Art & Craft Fair, Saturday, Nov. 22nd. A juried art fair, held in downtown Mesa at the beautiful Mesa Arts Center. I'm very proud to announce that I was selected for a "Juror's Choice" award, as well! Come see me in booth 34!

February 21-22 - CRC Studio Tour. I'll be exhibiting at Sandy Blain's host studio site this year!

Contact me for more details on any of these events!

Gallery Representation:
You can find more examples of my work at:

Vision Gallery, downtown Chandler
The Clay Hands Gallery, Tubac
Practical Arts, Phoenix, Central & Camelback
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