Stop by Arts at Canal Place on Saturday, August 27th between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. to meet this months featured artist, potter Steve Sullivan. This month's show in the loft features recent wall-hung and freestanding Raku and Pit-Fired work. Steve will also have a variety of functional work on display on the first floor of the gallery. Refreshments will be served.
Steve graduated with a degree from Frostburg State University and shortly thereafter spent two years in Japan, that had a profound effect on his perspective as an artist. He studied wood-block prints, pottery, sculpture, architecture, paintings and photographs. What he saw broadened his perspective, helping him further appreciate, define and create art. His goal, whether throwing, glazing, altering, decorating or firing a pot, is to create surfaces that reflect the process and forces that go into turning a piece of clay into a finely crafted piece of art. Steve now lives in Frostburg, Maryland, where he works as a full-time potter from his home studio. He typically works in mid-range, stoneware, Raku and pit-fired ceramics. Occasionally, he wood-fires or soda-fires at the facilities at Frostburg State University with a dedicated group of local potters.
Steve's work can be found at Arts at Canal Place in Cumberland, Mountain City Traditional Arts in Frostburg, The Gallery Shop in Oakland and Gifts Inn Boonsboro in, where, else, Boonsboro.
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