Thomas Hoadley Ceramics

Nerikomi is a process in which porcelain slabs colored with stains or oxides are stacked folded pressed into logs sliced arranged and pressed into.

Thomas hoadley ceramics.

Please look closely at photos and ask questions before bidding. A beautiful thomas hoadley nerikomi colored porcelain bowl in mint condition 6 1 2 x 6 1 2 inches. Clay glass at the tucson museum of art and the museum of contemporary american crafts in new york city. Originally set out to be an architect artist thomas hoadley was working in an architectural firm in boston when he first wandered into a ceramic art gallery.

Please google him for more information. Hoadley s forms reference functional vessels but are instead non functional sculptural objects. Sgraffito pottery painting pottery vase ceramic pottery ceramic techniques pottery techniques ceramic clay ceramic vase cerámica ideas. Since then he has taken part in a number of solo and group shows.

His work is included in the collections of many public museums including the national museum of american art renwick gallery the museum of fine arts boston the museum of fine arts. Abstract paintings and ceramics by thomas hoadley. Thomas hoadley grew up in new hampshire and graduated from amherst college in 1971 then attained a masters in ceramics at illinois state university. Thomas hoadley creates breathtaking porcelain vessels using the ancient technique of nerikomi creating patterns with colored clay.

I believe thomas is the finest nerikomi artist in the united states. автор thomas hoadley вот его сайт. Hoadley s current ceramic work reflects an investigation into several areas of interest such as the vessel as an abstract sculptural form pattern and color and how a collection of abstract elements can create various feelings or impressions and the investigation of surface. In 1978 his worked was represented in a show called young americans.

Due to fragility i cannot accept returns. The array of japanese pottery in the space inspired him to pursue the work we know him for today the art of nerikomi pottery a japanese style of hand building and pattern construction. Through a masterful sometimes magical manipulation of the clays delicate organic and often complex patterns are created. Thomas hoadley creates porcelain sculptural objects using the japanese technique nerikomi.

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