McKenzie Smith
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About
- Biography
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McKenzie Smithis known for functionalstoneware pottery influenced by English folk pottery. The pots are typically wheel thrown and often altered.Areas are left unglazed to contrast the warm stoneware color with the tan, black, and occasionally blue brush strokes1.Regarding firing, Smith says, ?I am drawn to wood and salt/soda firing because of the rich effects these firings techniques have on the clay, slips, and glazes I use.?2
1.https://www.northernclaycenter.org/artist/mckenzie-smith-Cited February 18, 2019, 4:00PM.
"""2.https://www.sasweb.org/page.cfm?p=816-Cited February 18, 2019, 4:00PM.
- Apprenticeships & Residencies
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Residency, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, Montana
Core Student, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
Residency, Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Residency, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland
- Primary Work Experience
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Studio potter
Other
- Public Collections
- Bibliography
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Burleson, Mark. The Ceramic Glaze Handbook: Materials, Techniques, Formulas. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2003.
Hluch, Kevin A. The Art of Contemporary American Pottery. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2000.
Turner, Anderson. Electric Firing: Creative Techniques. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2008.
- CV or Resume
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Clark, Donald
- Website(s)
Citation: Clark, Donald McKenzie Smith, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/mckenzie-smith
Objects
Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
