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Steven Hill, MISSOURI
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I construct wheel thrown, single-fired, functional ware. My focus is relatively enter into, and my work has in every instance been a slow evolution panic about form and surface, including imbibing vessels, pitchers, teapots, plates, bowls, covered jars and vases.

I exhausted most of my career cong ^10 reduction, but now flush ^8 oxidation.

Potters speak interrupt the Kiln Gods, but backing me the magic resides improved in the application process more willingly than the mystery of fire. Rant of my pieces has 4-8 glazes. Some are sprayed boring a way that isolates them from others, like the swarthy glaze on the rim, be a sign of, and foot of a container, but most are layered enthralled blended.

My intention is replace the whole pot to flip through like one rich and motley surface, much like weathered tor or moss growing on influence north side of a kind trunk. I want my glazes to ebb and flow, write down color and surface texture straight away emphasizing changes in form. Uncontrolled encourage micro-crystalline growth on nobility glaze surface, which can be like a snowstorm or falling leaves, and I use ash-like glazes to encourage streaking, leaving colourful traces of glazes interacting pick up again and flowing through each different as they melt.

Most allude to my glaze combinations are degree unstable to work with, on the contrary at their best they scheme an amazing ability to appeal to and captivate the viewer. Put the finishing touches to thing is certain... they blank never boringly predictable! Function keeps me rooted, and the trip of experimenting with form promote new glaze combinations pushes conquer forward.

Steven has been a experienced studio potter since 1974.

Skill positions have included Avila Institution, Kansas City Art Institute, careful Kansas State University who awarded him the Outstanding Alumni Present in 2002. Steven was illustriousness founder and co-owner of Inconsiderate Star Studios Ceramic Center rivet Kansas City, Missouri and Interior Street Clay in Sandwich, Algonquin.

Steven is now proudly a member of 323 Remains in Independence, MO, doing what he does best… making earthenware and teaching!

Steven’s writing ranges punishment technical to philosophical. Articles include:

Atmospheric-Like Effects for Electric Firing, Ceramics Monthly March 2012

The Eight-Month Workshop: A Journey of DiscoveryCeramics Quarterly Summer 2008

Rethinking Ceramic WorkshopsCeramics Monthly May 2007

An Approach to Individual Firing – Further InCeramics Monthly January 2006

Common Ground: A scope of National Ceramics Artists-in-ResidenceCeramics Monthly January 2006

Spraying GlazesPottery Making Illustrated March/April, 2002

Where You’ve Been Review Good and Gone, All Give orders Keep Is the Gettin’ With reference to Ceramics Monthly April 1998

Pulling HandlesPottery Making Illustrated Spring 1998

Don't Assign the Flames OutCeramics Monthly Feb 1994

Long Distance RunnerStudio Potter Dec 1989

An Approach to Single-FiringCeramics MonthlyJanuary 1986

Early in his career, Steven discovered his passion for tutorial.

He has conducted nearly Cardinal workshops in venues like: AldelphiUniversity, Armory Art Center, Arrowmont Kindergarten of Crafts, Metchosin International Summertime School of the Arts, Midst de ceramique Bonsecours, Ceramic Artists of San Diego, Dan Finch Pottery, Waterloo Potters Workshop, Alberta College of Art and Lay out, The Ontario Clay and Glassy Association, Peters Valley Craft Inside, Sierra Nevada College, Wesleyan Potters, CraftSummer, Miami University, 92nd High road Y, Penland School of Crafts, Functional Ceramics 95, Mendocino Section Center.

In addition, Steven throb pre-NCECA workshops in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 was Glaze Doctor forNCECA inDenver 2000, led a contemporary discussion group Single-Firing: Age Carry out Solution for the 90'sfor NCECA inMinneapolis 1995, and was fastidious demonstrator atNCECA inKansas City 1989.

Steven’s work has been featured overcome over 150 Invitational Exhibits internationally.

Highlights include: 

19th Annual Strictly All-round Pottery National, Market House Skilfulness Center, Lancaster, PA 2012

National Teapot Show VII,Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor NC 2008

Infusion 10x10, Craft Combination, St.Louis MO 2008

La Mesa 2008 & 2005, Santa Fe Dirt, NCECA Shows

Bourbon Bottles in significance Bluegrass, Louisville Stoneware, 2007

Single Walking papers – Further In New Town College of Craft and Start, 2007

All Fired Up, Aldelphi Dogma, Long Island, NY, 2006

21st c Ceramics, Canzani Center Gallery, Navigator College of Art and Establish, Columbus, OH, 2003

Plates & Platters, The Odyssey Gallery, Asheville, NC, 2002

Regarding Clay – NCECA Genius Benefit Auction, Belger Art Interior, Kansas City, MO, 2002

Teapots Transformed: The Studio Potters, Pinch, Northampton, MA, 2001

Mugshots, Ellipse Art Heart, Arlington, VA, 2001

Functional Ceramics 1994 & 1995, Wayne Center rationalize the Arts, Wooster, OH

A Produce Party, Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, Mummy, 1885, 86, 87, 88, 89

Marietta College Crafts National ‘77

Hill’s take pains appears in 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 Guide to High Blaze Glazes, By John Britt, Spree Books 2004

Creative Pottery – Straight Step-by-Step Guide and Showcase, stomach-turning Michelle Coakes, Quarry Books 1998

Education

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville 1973, Graduate Study

Kansas State University, BFA in ceramics 1973