Davis, Marcus Linwood2023-11-292023-11-292017-04http://hdl.handle.net/11603/30914The 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.122 pagesen-USText