177 - Jason Hess, Anagama Woodfired Vessel, Value: $85

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Title:  Anagama woodfired vessel

Artist:  Jason Hess

Media:  Woodfired Stoneware

Dimensions:  5" x 5.25" diameter

Value: $85

"A desire to have objects that fulfill specific purposes inspires me to make functional pots. The infinite and elusive variety of texture and color attainable through the various making and firing processes that I use has generated an interest in presentation. I enjoy presenting my work so that a viewer might notice and appreciate subtle differences in form and surface. By grouping similar forms of differing size and color I hope to compose a visually dynamic display, which invites the viewer to enjoy the tactile nature of each individual piece and how they relate to one another." This piece was created at Arrowmont in 2014, fired in the anagama kiln.

Jason Hess is a Professor of Art and head of the Ceramics Program at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ. He has a BFA from Beloit College and an MFA from Utah State University. As a ceramic artist and avid wood fire practitioner, his research has focused on the alchemy of this process for the past 17 years. His artwork has been featured in over 125 exhibitions worldwide and he has participated in artist residencies at The Archie Bray Foundation and Red Lodge Clay Center, in Montana, and The Pottery Workshop, in Jingdezhen China. Jason has an MFA from Utah State University.

His artwork is featured in the collection of the United Postal Service, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute, the Martin Museum of Art at Baylor University as well as a number of private collections. Jason has participated in artist residencies at the Archie Bray Foundation, Red Lodge Clay Center, and the Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China.  https://www.clayakar.com/pages/artist-jason-hess

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