My intent for using crystalline glazing on my work is to show the many different ways that these glazes can be used. Crystalline glazes, when applied correctly, are able to show movement, depth, and many different sizes and shapes of crystal growth. The shapes and forms of the work are determined by the specific quality I want to show with the glaze on that piece. Each shape is made to move the crystalline glaze across the surface, grow crystals, and show the energy that each glaze contains under specific conditions. I am creating and manipulating a crystalline environment to display the variety of results the glazes can produce.

The first records of crystalline glazes being made are from the Orient, mainly China, many centuries ago. The Sung Dynasty (960-1279 AD) produced ancient Chinese oil spot glazes that contained small crystals in them, although growing the crystals was unplanned and unintentional. Later in 13th century China, during the Ming Dynasty, crystals were again accidentally formed. As far as written records show, there are not any other attempts to continue crystalline experimentation in the subsequent dynasties.