Randolph Joslyn Silver | Also Known As: Randolph Sill, Randy Silver, Randolph Silver
Randolph Silver is best known for large hand-build trompe-L?oeil sculptures often in the form of an industrial teapot resembling rusted machinery. Silver also creates wheel-thrown floating clay sculptures which contain silicone.Silver came ...
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About
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Randolph Silver is best known for large hand-build trompe-L?oeil sculptures often in the form of an industrial teapot resembling rusted machinery. Silver also creates wheel-thrown floating clay sculptures which contain silicone.Silver came upon the use of silicone in clay while studying ceramics in Japan.
While the interior of the sculpture is traditionally glazed and fired in a gas-kiln, the exterior of the piece is coated with an iron patina and left outside to rust. Silver was inspired to do this work after a trip to a retired oil refinery and reflecting on the short comings of Western culture.
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- Primary Work Experience
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2009
Full-time Ceramics/Pottery teacher, Northwest School, Seattle, Washington
1994-2009Ceramics instructor, Montlake Community Center, Seattle, Washington
1997-2000Assistant Director, Child and teen counselor, Art instructor, Hidden Valley Camp, Granite Falls, Washington
1998-2001Executive director/founder, Open Studio, Inc., Seattle, Washington
2000-2009Art/sculpture instructor, Seattle Center Academy, Seattle, Washington
2001-2003Ceramics instructor, Pottery Northwest, Seattle, Washington
2001Commercial Ceramic Sculptor and Potter, Seattle, Washington
2003-2006Curriculum development, Ceramics instructor, The Center School, Seattle, Washington
2003-2009Curriculum development involving ceramic activities, Giant Magnet/Seattle International Children’s Festival, Seattle, Washington
2004-2009Ceramics co-instructor, Northwest School, Seattle, Washington
Other
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- Bibliography
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Sill, Randolph, “Floating Clay,” Ceramics Monthly, 52, no. 2 (February 2004): 58 – 60. Last accessed: 17 December 2021. ceramics-monthly-feb04-cei0204d.pdf (ceramicartsnetwork.org)
Silver, Randy, “How Do You Teach Ceramics Without Clay?” The Northwest School Magazine,(Spring/Summer 2020): 18. Accessed 29 October 2021 How Do You Teach Ceramics Without Clay? - Issuu
White Bird Gallery. “Randolph Silver. Crude Series.” White Bird Gallery. “Randolph Silver. Crude Series.” Last accessed: 17 December 2021. Randolph Sill (whitebirdgallery.com)
- CV or Resume
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Lange, Hanna
- Website(s)
Citation: Lange, Hanna Randolph Joslyn Silver, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/randolph-joslyn-silver
Objects
Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California -
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
