Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild

Vase

USA, 1957
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Date acquired:
Materials:
Stoneware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Thrown
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Ken McDonald

Dick Hay is known for stoneware and terracotta sculpture with elements consisting of an exaggerated vessel form element mounted on a unique neutral toned and carved base. Decorative techniques include: application of bright high gloss colors, textures, shallow carving, etc. Hay made some works in series such as the ?Object Series.? In these series functional clay forms are combined, manipulated, and surfaced with gold luster to create wall plaques. Early in his career, Hay also made a series of sculptural, torso busts.

Hay entered Ohio University to become a high school teacher. He took a class in ceramics with Professor Henry Lin,a master potter. It is Professor Lin who Hay credits with igniting his lifelong passion for ceramics.

Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection

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Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina
 

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