Harry Moxley
Experimentation and the exploration of new ideas and techniques is at the heart of all my work. I find beauty in the imperfect and unintentional. I create wheel-thrown, functional stoneware, and my firing processes include the electric kiln, wood fire, and raku. I have always been drawn to the spontaneous and unpredictable results that atmospheric wood-firing and raku methods produce. The uniqueness of the vessels that emerge from these types of firing processes inspires me to seek similar results using the electric kiln. To produce those one-of-a-kind, unexpected, and intentionally imperfect results, I experiment with different clay bodies, surface design, textures, glazes, slips, and intentional alteration, while often varying the firing program.
While I teach pottery at City Clay, I consider myself first and foremost a perpetual student of the craft. I am an avid follower of the work of many contemporary potters. I draw inspiration from the diverse work of past teachers and contemporary ceramics artists such as Kevin Crowe, Nick Joerling, Martina Lantin, Takuro Shibata, and Akira Satake; and I’m also strongly influenced by the natural elegance of traditional Japanese forms and glazes. My work is convergence of the traditional and the modern.
Studio 23
West cluster
