Peter Callas (b.1951) built the first Anagama Kiln in the United States in 1976. He introduced Peter Voulkos to wood firing shortly after. Callas and Voulkos worked together for 23 years, with Callas doing all the wood firings.

Callas lives and works in Belvidere, New Jersey and continues to work “ashen glazed surfaces to communicate the mysterious sensibilities of nature on fire.”

Untitled (mq408), 2014
wood fired stoneware
12.5 x 7 x 6.5 inches

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wood fired stoneware
18 x 10 x 6 inches

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wood fired stoneware
17.5 x 9.5 x 5

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wood fired stoneware
9 x 6 x 5 inches

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wood fired stoneware
11 x 8 x 5 inches

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wood fired stoneware
6 x 5 x 4.5 inches

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wood fired stoneware
8 x 7 x 6 inches

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wood fired stoneware
17.5 x 14.5 x 6.5 inches

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wood fired stoneware
11 x 5 x 5 inches

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wood fired stoneware
5 x 7 x 5 inches

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wood fired stoneware
9 x 5 x 4 inches
$1200

large sub pot, 2013
6 x 8 x 5 inches

sub pots #2 & #3, 2013
6.5 x 6 x 4.5 inches
6 x 5.5 x 4.5 inches

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wood fired stoneware
10 x 5.5 x 5 inches

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wood fired stoneware
12.5 x 6 x 6 inches

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wood fired stoneware
13 x 9 x 6 inches

vase #4, 2013
9 x 4 x 4 inches

vase #5, 2013
7 x 9 x 4.5 inches

bottle #4, 2013
4.5 x 3 x 3 inches