Neil Tetkowskibegan his career making functional vessel forms. In 1980 he began making pieces he intended be seen as an extension of functional forms, but clearly not functional. He is known for his monumental wheel thrown wall-platters that vary in diameter from 34 inches to four feet and can weigh 125 pounds.This scale provides a large area on which to draw and sculpt.
Tetkowski studied with Val Cushing, Wayne Higby and Robert Turner in the 1970s at Alfred University.
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