Daniel Lai
Daniel Lai, who is a self-taught artist, is known to have very innovative art making skills. He has also been published in numerous books and magazines. His work has earned awards nationally and internationally. He is currently represented by Aurora Photos, Portland, ME., Glasshouse Images, New York, NY., Estel Gallery, Nashville, TN., and GG Interiors, Knoxville, TN. He has been juried into many exhibits.A few examples are the 2008 Solo show “ICON: An Exploration of Western Culture,” Estel Gallery, Nashville, TN. Curated by Cynthia Bullinger, 2007 public solo “Burnt...
Read MoreLisa Kurtz
Lisaʼs clay pieces emphasize the malleable qualities of clay with lots of texture. She welcomes and encourages the happy accidents that occur while working in the medium. Most of her work is altered while still wet to let the intinsic beauty of the clay itself be part of her work. An important feature of Lisaʼs pottery is its functionality. Her work is intended to be used in the home as part of daily life. The clay she uses is a sturdy white stoneware. The white clay highlights her glazes which are always evolving as her work changes. Many of Lisaʼs customers comment on the unique depth...
Read MoreLinda & Jim Dalton
Linda and Jim Dalton are a husband and wife team who produce high end functional and decorative pottery at their studio near Pinehurst NC. Their work uses both high fire and low fire techniques, and often reflects natural images of the woods, wildlife, and countryside around them. The Daltons recycle all of their scrap clay, garden organically using raised beds watered with collected rainwater and make every effort to purchase locally grown and produced...
Read MoreBill Lee
Bill Lee started his artistic journey by designing spaceships when he was eleven. Convinced that he should become an aerospace engineer, he attended VA Tech in the mid seventies. He soon discovered, however that being an artist was who he was designed to be, and so succeeded in getting a BA in Art in 1979. Lee then attended University of Tennessee in Knoxville in the eighties, doing post degree work in sculpture and clay “I found I had a passion for creating three dimensionally, first in wood and stone sculpture, then later I worked as a stained glass artisan. In the eighties, I...
Read MoreThomas Spake
Thomas Spake began working with glass in 1994, and received his B.A. in glass & sculpture from Centre College. Upon graduation he served as Artist in Residence at the Appalachian Center for Crafts. He then moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee to establish Thomas Spake Studios, which focuses on original hand blown glass, education through teaching workshops and demonstrating as well as creating site specific sculpture for outdoor public spaces.
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