2025, 3.5 x 4 x 5.5, Media: Porcelain, Firing Process: Wood fired, Surface: Unglazed
2025, 9 x 2.5 x 2.5, Media: Porcelain, Firing Process: Wood fired, Surface: Unglazed
2025, 9.5 x 9.5 x 1, Media: Stoneware, Firing Process: Wood fired, Surface: Unglazed
2025, 10 x 10 x 4", Media: Stoneware, Firing Process: Wood fired, Surface: Unglazed
2025, 3.5 x 3.5 x 6, Media: Porcelain, Firing Process: Wood fired, Surface: Unglazed
2025, 6 x 6 x 6", Media: Porcelain, Firing Process: Wood fired, Surface: Unglazed
2025, 7 x 4 x 4", Media: Porcelain, Firing Process: Wood fired, Surface: Unglazed
2025, 4 x 4 x 4", Media: Stoneware, Firing Process: Wood fired, Surface: Unglazed
Dimensions are for the salt cellar. Lil' pepper dish is 2 x 2 x .5".
2025, 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5, Media: Stoneware, Firing Process: Wood fired, Surface: Engobe / Slip / Underglaze
2025, 4 x 4 x 3", Media: Porcelain, Firing Process: Wood fired, Surface: Engobe / Slip / Underglaze
Artist Statement
I create pots that are intended to bring joy to the small moments in life. A pot of tea elevates a moment away from work. Generous bowls serve up dinner for the family, making for a functional centerpiece at the table. Petite bud vases add a bit of elegance to a workspace. My work is wood fired in a train kiln. The firing process takes my simple forms and does a lovely job of doing the rest— trapping carbon on the surface, highlighting the iron present in the clay, and pooling natural glaze in a crevice. The result is earthy and humble.Â
Bio
Amy Song is a ceramic artist working in Plainfield, IL. She fell in love with wood firing at Waubonsee Community College in 2013. In 2018, Amy founded River Song Pottery in Plano, IL. Since then, River Song is excited to be hosting workshops and spreading the love of wood firing in the Chicago area. She is the lead organizer of the Northern IL Pottery tour, which was launched to celebrate and lift up the incredible work being created in the area.Her work can be found in galleries across the country. Find her work online at www.amysongceramics.com.