Me, glorious me!

More about me this time...groan.

I'm Chester Winowiecki, a full time studio potter living in Whitehall, MI with my wife, the artist Cara O'Brien and our cat Gizmo. The greater part of my pottery output is functional pottery i.e. mugs, cups, bowls, plates, pitchers and the like. My ware is fired to Cone 6 (low stoneware) in an electric kiln with a combination of commercial and handmade glazes. I'd like to think that my style is simple and contemporary (maybe even Modern...which isn't contemporary any more is it?) but with elements that refer back to American and European traditions of crockery and simple functional ware.
I also make a number of musical instruments from clay (drums, whistles, horns, kazoos, udus and more) and from found objects and wood (Cigar box guitars, washtub basses, canjos). I've even had a whirl with electronic instruments. 
I get to play some of those instruments as a member of The Bearded Ladies Men, a duo of myself (Ukulele and vocals) and Adrian Schuster (Guitar and vocals). We play mostly at local open mics and an occasional paid gig purveying our brand of early 20th century Jazz & Blues and our own compositions in the same style.

Chester