Hayne Bayless

Hayne Bayless is a studio potter known forBbuild pieces constructed using slabs and extrusions. He uses stencils, transfers, and slips to finish the surfaces of his mostly functional work.

In 1990 Bayless established ...
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    Hayne Bayless is a studio potter known forBbuild pieces constructed using slabs and extrusions. He uses stencils, transfers, and slips to finish the surfaces of his mostly functional work.

    In 1990 Bayless established Sideways Studio in Ivoryton, Connecticut.Otherthan lessons from a potter in Tokyo when he was 19 and later a handful of classes and workshops, he is a self-taught ceramist.

    In addition to his studio work Bayless sits on the Boards of Studio Potter and Pots on Wheels.

    Bayless received awards at the Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington, D.C. and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    Primary Work Experience
    1968
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    1970

    Co-founded pottery program at Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington

    1970
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    1971

    Co-founded pottery program at Fairhaven College, Bellingham, Washington

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    1990

    Established Sideways Studio, Ivoryton, Connecticut

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    Bibliography

    Ferrin, Leslie. Teapots Transformed: Exploration of an Object. Madison, WI: Guild, 2000.

    "Hayne Bayless: Squaring the Circle." Ceramics Monthly 58 no. 9 (November 2010): 26.

    Hluch, Kevin A. The Art of Contemporary American Pottery. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2001.

    Ruescher, S. "Pottery Unplugged the Handbuilt Pottery of D. Hayne Bayless Monthly Methods Surface: Stencils and Resist." Ceramics Monthly 53 no. 2 (February 2005): 32-36.

    Smith, Paul J., and Akiko Busch. Objects for Use: Handmade by Design. New York, NY: H.N. Abrams in association with the American Craft Museum, 2001. 

    Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E. 500 Bowls: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design. New York, NY: Lark Books, 2003. 

    Triplett, Kathy. Handbuilt Ceramics: Pinching, Coiling, Extruding, Molding, Slip Casting, Slab Work. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 1997. 

    Zakin, Richard. Ceramics: Mastering the Craft. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2001. 

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    Seattle, Washington

    Bellingham, Washington

    Ivoryton, Conneticut

    Citation: Hayne Bayless, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/hayne-bayless

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