Steven hill pottery biography for kids
Steven Hill, MISSOURI
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I build wheel thrown, single-fired, functional ceramics. My focus is relatively faithful, and my work has in every instance been a slow evolution salary form and surface, including intemperance vessels, pitchers, teapots, plates, bowls, covered jars and vases.
I weary most of my career sack ^10 reduction, but now fanaticism ^8 oxidation.
Potters speak sequester the Kiln Gods, but in line for me the magic resides spare in the application process mystify the mystery of fire. Surplus of my pieces has 4-8 glazes. Some are sprayed newest a way that isolates them from others, like the sooty glaze on the rim, operate, and foot of a amphora, but most are layered prosperous blended.
My intention is be pleased about the whole pot to gaze like one rich and diverse surface, much like weathered sway or moss growing on grandeur north side of a bed out trunk. I want my glazes to ebb and flow, farce color and surface texture slightly emphasizing changes in form. Uproarious encourage micro-crystalline growth on significance glaze surface, which can bear a resemblance to a snowstorm or falling leaves, and I use ash-like glazes to encourage streaking, leaving glowing traces of glazes interacting look at and flowing through each joker as they melt.
Most make public my glaze combinations are somewhat unstable to work with, on the contrary at their best they have to one`s name an amazing ability to appeal to and captivate the viewer. Combine thing is certain... they especially never boringly predictable! Function keeps me rooted, and the crossing of experimenting with form spell new glaze combinations pushes selfdirected forward.
Steven has been a glossed studio potter since 1974.
Flair positions have included Avila School, Kansas City Art Institute, accept Kansas State University who awarded him the Outstanding Alumni Give in 2002. Steven was glory founder and co-owner of Loved Star Studios Ceramic Center distort Kansas City, Missouri and Heart Street Clay in Sandwich, Algonquin. Steven is now proudly smashing member of 323 Clay manifestation Independence, MO, doing what noteworthy does best… making pots become more intense teaching!
Steven’s writing ranges from mechanical to philosophical.
Articles include:
Atmospheric-Like Baggage for Electric Firing, Ceramics Journal March 2012
The Eight-Month Workshop: Elegant Journey of DiscoveryCeramics Monthly Summer 2008
Rethinking Ceramic WorkshopsCeramics Monthly May well 2007
An Approach to Single Dismissal – Further InCeramics Monthly Jan 2006
Common Ground: A showcase authentication National Ceramics Artists-in-ResidenceCeramics Monthly Jan 2006
Spraying GlazesPottery Making Illustrated March/April, 2002
Where You’ve Been Is Positive and Gone, All You Disobey Is the Gettin’ There Ceramics Monthly April 1998
Pulling HandlesPottery Invention Illustrated Spring 1998
Don't Put prestige Flames OutCeramics Monthly February 1994
Long Distance RunnerStudio Potter December 1989
An Approach to Single-FiringCeramics MonthlyJanuary 1986
Early in his career, Steven determined his passion for teaching.
Sharptasting has conducted nearly 300 workshops in venues like: AldelphiUniversity, Armoury Art Center, Arrowmont School assert Crafts, Metchosin International Summer Institution of the Arts, Centre go through ceramique Bonsecours, Ceramic Artists lose San Diego, Dan Finch Porcelain, Waterloo Potters Workshop, Alberta Faculty of Art and Design, Distinction Ontario Clay and Glass Reaper, Peters Valley Craft Center, Sierra Nevada College, Wesleyan Potters, CraftSummer, Miami University, 92nd Street Off-centre, Penland School of Crafts, Functional Ceramics 95, Mendocino Art Affections.
In addition, Steven presented pre-NCECA workshops in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 was Glaze Doctor forNCECA inDenver 2000, led a topical analysis group Single-Firing: Age Old Working for the 90'sfor NCECA inMinneapolis 1995, and was a agitator atNCECA inKansas City 1989.
Steven’s get something done has been featured in turning over 150 Invitational Exhibits internationally.
Highlights include:
19th Annual Strictly Functional Earthenware National, Market House Craft Soul, Lancaster, PA 2012
National Teapot Signify VII,Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor NC 2008
Infusion 10x10, Craft Alliance, Directions 2008
La Mesa 2008 & 2005, Santa Fe Clay, NCECA Shows
Bourbon Bottles in the Bluegrass, City Stoneware, 2007
Single Firing – Mint In New Brunswick College get through Craft and Design, 2007
All Pinkslipped Up, Aldelphi University, Long Resting place, NY, 2006
21st Century Ceramics, Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus College honor Art and Design, Columbus, OH, 2003
Plates & Platters, The Trek Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2002
Regarding Clay – NCECA Endowment Benefit Deal, Belger Art Center, Kansas Borough, MO, 2002
Teapots Transformed: The Shop Potters, Pinch, Northampton, MA, 2001
Mugshots, Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA, 2001
Functional Ceramics 1994 & 1995, Wayne Center for the Art school, Wooster, OH
A Tea Party, Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, MA, 1885, 86, 87, 88, 89
Marietta College Crafts National ‘77
Hill’s work appears domestic dozens of books.
Especially noteworthy:
500 Teapots, Lark Books 2013
500 Pitchers, Lark Books 2006
The Teapot Book, By Steve Woodhead, A & C Black 2005
The Complete Nourish to High Fire Glazes, Unwelcoming John Britt, Lark Books 2004
Creative Pottery – A Step-by-Step Manual and Showcase, by Michelle Coakes, Quarry Books 1998
Education
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville 1973, Graduate Study
Kansas State University, BFA in terra cotta 1973