Wheel-thrown stoneware pottery communion chalice, pitcher and paten set. The first set shown is glazed in Sandstone, Espresso, and Floating Blue glazes. The paten (plate) is hand-inscribed with "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you." The second set shown is glazed in Denim Blue and Espresso glazes. Also shown are patens with a quote from Meister Eckhart, "Grace pours all beauty into the soul." and "Do this in remembrance of me". Or I can also inscribe with a different short quote of your choice.
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Handmade stoneware pottery and arts reconnecting us to what is soulful and sacred. I am a former Presbyterian pastor (PCUSA) of nearly 17 years; still ordained but now exploring new forms of theology and ministry. My theology has evolved into a very open, "historical-critical" interpretive theology that longs for more interfaith dialogue. Essentially, it asks how we can be more fully human, which means more loving and more peaceful. I hope my pottery and art will reflect that theology and encourage others to explore the depths of their spirit too.
One of the exquisite characteristics of pottery is that it brings the richness of the earth shaped into beautiful forms into your home to be used every day. The clay I use is stoneware clay which is fired to cone 5 (mid-fire) and it has pulverized pieces of other fired clay in it to give it grit and texture, because as we know, life requires grit and texture even as we seek to shape it into something beautiful and colorful.
Donna Crader
For Custom Communion CupsWhat more can I say? I had a very pleasant experience working with Brent Long on my custom project - which I am very pleased with. He was patient with my requests, and the finished product is lovely! He was very professional in all his communications, is an excellent craftsman, and was easy to work with. Thank you!
Anette
For Communion Chalice And Paten - "Grace"I absolutely love my new communion set, it is stunning and so unique with the inscribed words "Grace" on each piece. I can't wait to use it for the Lord's Supper. I am so grateful that no one else will have this set because it is one of a kind. I am very happy with the process as well, it was worth the wait. This is an amazing Grace set!
Beth Muehlhausen
For mugBrent came to the rescue despite limited timing! I appreciate his beautiful work (again) and am grateful for his willingness to supply a special product in a timely fashion! :-)
Brian O'Donohue
For Brian O'Donohue: (refer to previous conversation)A nice guy who was kind enough to send a couple of pictures as it was in production, but the mug turned out smaller than I had hoped for and the lettering and color on the mug was not consistent. I would have liked to see the cup much larger and the color more even and uniform across the project. It's also difficult to read the lettering on one side of the mug.
Mary Ellen Waychoff
For Communion Or Eucharist Serving SetIt is a beautiful set and I love it. The only problem is that it isn't the colors I thought I was ordering. That must have been a mix-up in my description of which picture I wanted and Brent's listing the glazes by name which I was not familiar with. I wanted the much lighter colors and the two color paten as I already have several darker colored sets. However, the workmanship is excellent and I will be using this new set during Holy Week at my churches. The experience with this artist was great!
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