Terry has spent time learning carving in wood for over thirty five years. For ten years Terry designed ,carved and produced his own line of limited edition art vases called "Tsolum River Studios"

Terry was the first to use fine translucent porcelain to honor the beauty and intelligence of the First nations of the Northwest Coast of North America

He sought to set a very high standard so that younger artists had something to reach for.
Made in beautiful white and translucent porcelain, these porcelain art vessels display and look wonderful in just about any home decor. Elegant and classical ,they will stand the test of time and have become family heirlooms to pass down to the next generation.

True high quality porcelain is very white, smooth, having a feel like no other clay. It is very hard and the most interesting quality is its good translucency. Bisque porcelain requires no glaze as it is totally vitrified, meaning the clay particles have fused like in glass. Having deposits of very fine and pure kaolins, Jingdezhen is where porcelain was first created and developed. The first porcelains were made just for the Emperors and later for trade. For many centuries the artisans of Jingdezhen created exquisite vessels that we seldom see in the west. Today the descendants of these masters still work this unique clay and produce outstanding works of art in their own right.
The technique used in Terry's line is called direct casting. Terry first carves an original in yellow cedar wood [a fine grained coastal wood] then makes direct cast from it. From there, moulds are made in which to produce these works of art. This technique can produce faithful reproductions of the original if certain care and attention is maintained. This part is still time and labor consuming and the quality shows this. Terry has spent a few years researching then testing different porcelain companies before he felt that the quality would be acceptable and consistent. Terry went over to Jindengzhen and hired a certain noted porcelain manufacturer to make this line of porcelain art vases. The results of careful research and proofing is found in these vessels of elegance and classical grace.