Ed Oldfield lives and works in Powell River, up on the BC Coast. He wrote: “I consider myself to be an artist who is currently working with clay. I got really serious about clay 10 years ago although it’s been more than 35 years since my first pottery class”.
“I have been exploring the RAKUprocess in a serious way for the last 8 years. Some people say that I’m a potter and while I do make raku pots, that is not all I do. My time is divided between making pots, creating raku/driftwood sculptures of marine life, and creating new designs for my work”. 
“The pots that I like to make contrast different textures from nature with the smooth surface of clay. I currently make three Limited Edition Series of pots”:
Cherry Bark Series; (Created 2003, limited to30 per year)
Pussy Willow Series; (Created 2005, limited to 30 per year)
Pacific Barnacle Series; (Created 2008, limited to 20 per year)
“I enjoy coming up with new designs for my pots so I am constantly working at developing new combinations of materials. I like to create pieces that are original and unique. It usually takes two years from the initial product design until pieces from a series end up on a galley shelf”.
My sculptures incorporate raku fired clay pieces mounted onto driftwood or rock. My usual subjects are salmon, rockfish and sea stars although I am constantly searching for new subject matter.
You can see more of Ed’s superb Raku work at Side Street Studio
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