Don Sprague
ARTIST STATEMENT
My interest and education in architecture have strongly influenced the direction I have taken in working with clay. My desire to explore form, both functionally and aesthetically is derived from that background. Throughout my career my primary focus has been form and surface development, and I have tried to incorporate glazes and glazing techniques that enhance those concerns. These concerns motivated my earliest involvement with clay and my effort to understand the complexities of the ceramic process over thirty years ago, and they remain at the heart of my work with clay today.
EDUCATION
Attended Washington State University in Pullman, Wa. from 1964-1970.
Received a Bachelor of Architecture Degree in 1970.
PUBLICATIONS
CERAMICS MONTHLY, November, 1974.
STUDIO POTTER, "Oregon Potters", November, 1981.
CERAMICS MONTHLY, " Three Northwest Potters", April, 1981.
AMERICAN CRAFT, June/July, 1984.
STUDIO POTTER, June, "A Portfolio of Functional Forms", 1985.
CERAMICS MONTHLY, "Teapots", 1986.
CERAMICS MONTHLY, Feature Article, September, 1988.
FUNCTIONAL POTTERY, Form and Aesthetics in Pots of Purpose, 2nd Edition, Robin Hopper, 2000.
CLAY AND GLAZES FOR THE POTTER, 3rd Edition, Daniel Rhodes/Robin Hopper. 2000
COLLECTIONS
Smithsonian Institution, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C. (1975 & 2000)
Kaiser-Permanente, Portland, Oregon.
Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Columbus, Ohio.
College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio.
Oregon Potters Association, Portland, Oregon.
Mentor Graphics Corporation, Beaverton, Oregon.
Utah State University, Norah Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah.
Bailey's Ceramic Supply, Kingston, New York.
Senator O. G. Harting, Minister of Justice, Kingston, Jamaica.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My interest and education in architecture have strongly influenced the direction I have taken in working with clay. My desire to explore form, both functionally and aesthetically is derived from that background. Throughout my career my primary focus has been form and surface development, and I have tried to incorporate glazes and glazing techniques that enhance those concerns. These concerns motivated my earliest involvement with clay and my effort to understand the complexities of the ceramic process over thirty years ago, and they remain at the heart of my work with clay today.
EDUCATION
Attended Washington State University in Pullman, Wa. from 1964-1970.
Received a Bachelor of Architecture Degree in 1970.
PUBLICATIONS
CERAMICS MONTHLY, November, 1974.
STUDIO POTTER, "Oregon Potters", November, 1981.
CERAMICS MONTHLY, " Three Northwest Potters", April, 1981.
AMERICAN CRAFT, June/July, 1984.
STUDIO POTTER, June, "A Portfolio of Functional Forms", 1985.
CERAMICS MONTHLY, "Teapots", 1986.
CERAMICS MONTHLY, Feature Article, September, 1988.
FUNCTIONAL POTTERY, Form and Aesthetics in Pots of Purpose, 2nd Edition, Robin Hopper, 2000.
CLAY AND GLAZES FOR THE POTTER, 3rd Edition, Daniel Rhodes/Robin Hopper. 2000
COLLECTIONS
Smithsonian Institution, Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C. (1975 & 2000)
Kaiser-Permanente, Portland, Oregon.
Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Columbus, Ohio.
College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio.
Oregon Potters Association, Portland, Oregon.
Mentor Graphics Corporation, Beaverton, Oregon.
Utah State University, Norah Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Logan, Utah.
Bailey's Ceramic Supply, Kingston, New York.
Senator O. G. Harting, Minister of Justice, Kingston, Jamaica.
