About
the Artist
James Kasper
James Kasper maintains his wood-fire
kiln on his rural property near Tipton, Iowa, where
he lives with his wife Lucy and the Great Dane, Bert.
On his land, he is establishing 20 acres of native
prairie grasses and about four acres of trees. His
work has a wonderful combination of wit, intelligence
and primal wood-fire, reflecting his years of scholarship
in physics and his love of ceramics. He is a member
of the Society of Creative Anachronism in
which he hand-cuts dies for the hand-striking of medievel
style tokens. His work has been featured in Ceramics
Monthly as well as exhibitions such as the International
Orton Cone Box Show.
Mr. Kasper is one of the only four
U.S. artistists invited to exhibit at the International
Mashiko Clay Conference in Japan.
