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Jim Van Baalen

Ceramics Instructor
Jim Van Baalen is a potter from Bellingham, WA. In addition to attending many locally taught classes and many hours of practice, Jim performed residencies in India and Australia and attended a week long workshop taught by Don Ellis and Randy Brodnax (two world leading experts on alternative firing techniques). Jim’s works are thrown and then finished using many techniques, primarily focused on low fire / alternative firing. These low fire techniques include: Raku, horsehair raku, naked raku, copper fuming, Obvara and saggar. Jim sells his work at a number of local and regional art galleries and his work can be seen at https://instagram.com/jvbpottery

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