FINDING A VOICE IN THE FIRE: MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE DISTANT PAST AND THE PERSONAL PRESENT
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Hood College Arts and Humanities
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MFA Ceramic Arts
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The purpose of this ceramics investigation was to answer the question: Can
surface decoration techniques combine the visual style of the artist's Quaker ancestry and
his personal history as a third-generation printer into a language for personal expression?
Combining a visual style inspired by historic Quaker pottery and symbolism derived from
experiences as a printing pressman, the artist created a unique aesthetic statement through
the application of decorative slips and high temperature atmospheric firing.