Daina Halim and Chris sculpt and create pottery featuring wildlife. They sculpt realistic animals found in their local area as well as exotic species. Daina makes the pottery vessels using a potter's wheel while Chris sculpts the animals. For their Nature series, they attach the sculptures to the damp clay pots, creating functional yet artistic pieces. Their stoneware and porcelain pottery is fired to over 2300 degrees Fahrenheit, making it durable. They sell their original work, with no molds or replicas, at two local galleries and through their website.

1. Daina Halim

2. nature and wildlife
We're fascinated by the creatures that live on our
land; tree frogs, pacific giant salamanders, toads,
newts, dragonflies, cicadas, etc, and also by exotic
animals from other regions, such as panther,
chameleons, Jackson's chameleons, Madagascar
geckos, tarantulas, koi, octopi, etc...

8. Chris sculpts the animals; I make the vessels on a
potter's wheel... and we collaborate on vases, lidded
containers and other forms. In the Nature series, we
join the sculptures to the pots when the clay is still
damp.

9. Functional ( Plates, vases, etc)
We use stoneware and porcelain clay and the work is
fired in a propane gas kiln to temperatures over 2300
degrees Fahrenheit. This makes the pieces more
durable.

10. I also make dinnerware and vases without sculptures,
suitable for ikebana and other styles of flower
arranging. Chris creates his sculptures individually,
sometimes using field guides and other photographic
sources. Each piece is original. We do not slipcast or
use molds of any kind.

11. Scharffenberger Cellars Gallery
Hwy 128
Philo, CA
Rookie-To Gallery
Hwy 128
Boonville, CA
www.waxbing.com