Douglass Rankin | Also Known As: Rock Creek Pottery
Ernie Kim primarily made utilitarian thrown stoneware vessels and occasionally sculptural work. Kim?s surface treatment includes an array of organic and gestural mark making and multiple glaze layering. His ...
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- Biography
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Ernie Kim primarily made utilitarian thrown stoneware vessels and occasionally sculptural work. Kim?s surface treatment includes an array of organic and gestural mark making and multiple glaze layering. His glazes range from sheer to opaque which will sometimes reveal the clay body underneath. Kim often uses wax resist as a glaze technique.
Ernie Kim?s surface techniques are said to be inspired by the ?flowing simple lines? of Swedish potter, Stig Lindberg. Peter Voulkos is noted as another influence.
Kim discovered ceramics during his Veterans Administration-sponsored course in ceramics.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
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1976-1978
Apprentice, Randy Johnston Pottery, River Falls Wisconsin
- Primary Work Experience
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1978-1980
Co-owner, Potter, Hillcrest Pottery, Beldenville, Wisconsin
1980-2007Potter, Rock Creek Pottery, Bakersville, North Carolina
Other
- Public Collections
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Gregg Museum of Art and Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Midwest Museum of Art, Elkhart, Indiana
North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, North Carolina
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
- Bibliography
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Harkey, Linda. “Will Ruggles and Douglass Rankin: Rock Creek Pottery.” Ceramics Monthly 50, no. 7 (Sept. 2002).
Hluch, Kevin A. The Art of Contemporary American Pottery. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000.
Hopper, Robin. Stayin’ Alive: Survival Tactics for the Visual Artist. Iola WI: Krause Publications, 2003.
Joslin, Michael, and Ruth Joslin. More Mountain People, Places and Ways: Another Southern Appalachian Sampler. Johnson City TN: The Overmountain Press, 1992.
Lawton, Jim, Suzanne J. Tourtillott, and Linda Kupp. 500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, v. 2. Asheville NC: Lark Crafts 2013.
Minogue, Coll and Robert Sanderson. Wood-fired Ceramics: Contemporary Practices. Philadelphia PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000.
Rankin, Douglass, and Will Ruggles. “Rock Creek Climbing Kiln, Part I.” The Studio Potter 22, no. 1 (December 1993).
Rankin, Douglass, and Will Ruggles. “Rock Creek Climbing Kiln, Part II.” The Studio Potter 22, no. 2 (June 1994).
Sauls, Miriam. "Douglass Rankin: Molding a Life in Clay, Duke Alumni Magazine, 2002. " https://alumni.duke.edu/magazine/articles/douglass-rankin-71 accessed November 25, 2022.
Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E., ed. 500 Bowls: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design. Asheville NC: Lark Crafts: 2003.
Triplett, Kathy. Handbuilt Tableware: Making Distinctive Plates, Bowls, Bowls, Mugs, Teapots, and More. Asheville NC: Lark Crafts, 2003.
Troy, Jack. Wood-Fired Stoneware and Porcelain. Iola WI: Krause Publications, 1997.
- CV or Resume
- Website(s)
Citation: Douglass Rankin, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/douglass-rankin
Objects
Collections
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina
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Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina
