Lee Middleman's Ceramics Open Studio - May 2 and 3

Visit Lee's studio and see how/where he creates his works. Let him explain the various methods to create the unique textures. See examples of Lee's work that has been collected by museums in USA, China, Japan, Korea, and Greece.

In Lee's signature work, he creates classic forms with surface textures that give the work energy and vitality. He seeks to create patterns and textures that explore the organic interplay between order and randomness as found in nature. The result is art that is both pleasing and alive.

The tactile feel and visual look of surface textures are essential to his pieces. He create textures by deeply impressing patterns or craving into thrown cylinders. Then, working from the inside only, Lee expands the cylinder to create the final form. This technique allows the pattern to evolve as the clay twists and expands. As the pattern adjusts to the shape and function of the vessel, it becomes reflective of nature’s adaptation to form.

Lee's goal is to pursue the interplay of shape, surface texture, ordered patterns, and random effects so that work is created that intrigues the eye and demands to be touched. Although his work is functional, it is often prized as decorative.

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