Jamie Zane Smith learned to make pottery from his uncle, Richard Zane Smith.  He creates dynamic pieces which combine strong forms with stamped surface designs. This striking jar is made with Oklahoma clay and coil built.  The large jar is “corrugated” which simply means that it is coil built and the coils are left exposed on the outside of the jar!  It is these VERY small coils which undulate back and forth to create the texture of the piece. Areas of the jar are incised to created additional designs.  The colorations are various clay slips which give the jar it’s distinctive coloring and shading.  Take a closer look at the jar and check out how many coils it took to make a piece this large! Amazing!  Then the rim is also fully polished and slightly incised, to give it the appearance of leather around the top of the piece. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “JZS”.  Jamie also made a wood base for the jar to sit on.  While it can stand on its own, it does appear much more dramatic in the wood base.  Jamie brings together a multitude of dimensions in his work blending the historic past with his modern visions.  Jamie remains one of the young creative potters bringing life to the clay in an area outside the southwest.