Mike Mastroberti Platter #2 textile Every handmade item will vary

Every handmade item will vary slightly from surface to size

white freshwater pearls

The hope is that Resilience maintains the role of protagonist and that Translucency will always strive for a dialogue with Light

5"W x 22"H

The bowls are then flashed dried which reduces the moisture content to about 6%

Mike Mastroberti Platter #2 textile Every handmade item will varyGlazed Red Stoneware, 2024, 18"dia Mike Mastroberti is a Richmond, VA based artist specializing in stoneware and wood. Growing up in southern Maryland near his grandparents, who were quilters, Mike was surrounded by artisan work and a collection of antique and traditional craft objects and tools, which filled both their home and his childhood home. Mike began studying pottery in High School, completing an apprenticeship at a production pottery studio