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Plug mugs, 2011
porcelain, glaze, laser decals
4 x 5 x 4 in. each
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Breakfast set (Picnic Ants),
20ii; porcelain, glaze, laser
decals; up to 6 in. high
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Cereal bowls, 2011
porcelain, glaze,
laser decals
4x 5.5 X4 in. each
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to b u y d ish e s a g a in ,” G illia tt
sa y s w ith a la u g h . “ A n d re a lity
h its. It w a s re a lly ch a lle n g in g ,
an d I th in k th a t’s k e p t m e c o m -
in g b a c k to it.” T h e s c h o o l’s
g ra p h ic d e sig n and ce ra m ics
d e p a rtm e n ts a re h o u se d in th e
sam e b u ild in g ; th o u g h G illia tt
n e v e r ch a n g e d m a jo rs, as tim e
w o r e o n , h e sp e n t m o re and
m o re tim e w ith c la y .
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m o v e d to K a n sa s C it y an d d o v e
in h e a d first, b e c o m in g a re sid e n t
a rtist at R e d S ta r S tu d io s , w h e r e
h e s ta y e d fo r th re e y e a r s . ( “ K C
as an arts to w n is a m a z in g ,” h e
sa y s, “ a re a lly v ib ra n t arts c o m -
m u n ity .” ) N e x t cam e g rad u ate
sc h o o l at L o u isia n a S ta te U n i-
v e r s ity in B a to n R o u g e , w h e re
h e b e g a n u sin g th e w o o d p r o to -
ty p e s . T h is su m m e r, w ith a
fr e s h ly in k e d M F A , h e m o v e d
again , th is tim e to M o n ta n a . A
su m m er sta y at th e A r c h ie B ra y
F o u n d a tio n in H e le n a , th e n it
w a s “ d o w n th e ro a d , M o n ta n a -
s p e a k in g ,” fo r a lo n g e r re s id e n -
c y at R e d L o d g e C la y C e n te r .
In S e p te m b e r , h e w a s sla ted
to p a rtic ip a te in th e N o rth e rn
C la y C e n t e r ’s
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th an n u al
A m e ric a n P o tte r y F e s tiv a l
in th e T w in C itie s .
S e ttlin g d o w n a b it is an
a p p e a lin g p ro s p e c t. “ F o r th e
first tim e , I’v e m a d e a b o d y o f
w o r k th a t I w a n t to liv e in fo r a
w h ile ,” h e sa y s - p la y a ro u n d
w ith c o lo r, add so m e n e w fo rm s.
B e s id e s , b e tw e e n tin te d slip s
an d g la z e s , r e lie f p a tte rn s and
d e c a ls, “ th e re are still c o m b in a -
tio n s I h a v e n ’t d o n e y e t .”
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a m e ric a n c ra ftm a g .o rg
C A / S a c r a m e n t o
C r o c k e r A r t M u se u m
C la y to n B a iley 's
W o r ld o f W on d ers
O c t.
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c ro c k e ra rtm u s e u m .o rg
E x p lo d in g p o ts , r o b o t s c u lp -
tu re s , an d ra y g u n s are all p a rt
o f th is r e n o w n e d fu n k a rtis t’s
first m a jo r r e tr o s p e c tiv e , w h ic h
sp an s
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y e a r s o f h is w o r k in
c e ra m ic s and m etal.
C O / D e n v e r
P is m o F in e A r t G la ss
D a le C h ih u ly : W h ite W o rk s
O c t.
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- D e c .
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p ism o g la ss .c o m
T h e u su a lly c o lo r fu l C h ih u ly
ta k e s a w h ite w a s h e d a p p ro a ch
( b e lo w ) , fo c u s in g o n sc u lp tu ra l
q u a litie s in w o r k s w ith v isu a l
an d c o n c e p tu a l d e p th , ak in to
h is se rie s o f b la c k w o r k s and
s ilv e r w o r k s in th e
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s.
G A / M a r ie tta
M a r ie tta / C o b b M u s e u m o f A r t
M o u lth ro p : A Sou thern L eg a cy
to D e c .
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m a rie tta c o b b a rtm u s e u m .o rg
A s h o w c a s e o f tu rn in g s c o m -
p le te d in th e p a st
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y e a r s b y
th re e g e n e ra tio n s o f th e le g e n d -
a ry M o u lth r o p fa m ily (E d ,
P h ilip , an d M a tt) .
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a m e r i c a n c r a f t
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