Ron Mello
Ron Mello?s work ranges from functional pieces made with stoneware and porcelain to sculptural pieces based on the vessel form. The functional pieces are fired in gas or electric kilns. The sculptural ...
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Ron Mello?s work ranges from functional pieces made with stoneware and porcelain to sculptural pieces based on the vessel form. The functional pieces are fired in gas or electric kilns. The sculptural pieces are burnished before being bisque fired and then fired in atmospheric conditions including saggars, naked raku, and raku.
Other creative work includes brush making, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Mello is interested in mixing media, including pottery, painting, glass, and computer imaging.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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United States Air Force, 4 years
Art teacher, public schoolsBrockton, Massachusetts
Graduate ceramics Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Taught drawing and painting, Brockton Art Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts
Other
- Public Collections
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Danforth Museum, Framingham, Massachusetts
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts
- Bibliography
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Tourtillott, Suzanne. 500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, v. 2. New York, NY: Lark Books, 2013.
- CV or Resume
- Website(s)
Citation: Ron Mello, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/ron-mello
