Each piece is fired to cone 04 and is made by a technique of altering wheel-thrown shapes. Then additions of hand-built shapes are attached to form legs, tail, and other details of the animal or human form. The sculpting of the features is done entirely by hand using modest tools. Surface decoration is achieved when textural marks are infused with layering of engobes, slips, and commercial underglazes. Many different brush sizes are used to achieve the varied surface treatments. Each piece is unique.