Don Reitz Ceramics

The most common don reitz pottery material is ceramic.

Don reitz ceramics. He was a teacher of ceramic art at the university of wisconsin madison from 1962 until 1988. Don reitz 1929 2014 was one of the most virtuosic throwers the field has ever seen the foremost leader of the workshop circuit a charismatic educator and man of exceptional warmth kindness and generosity. Send me exclusive offers unique gift ideas and personalized tips for shopping and selling on etsy. Clay fire salt and wood a touring exhibition of 2005 said in an interview on friday.

During this period he adapted the pottery firing technique developed in the middle ages which involved pouring salt into the. Includes a list of galleries showing and selling work by the artist a section on the scope of his work a partial list of collections all over the world with his work represented and a schedule of when his work will be on exhibition. The apparent cause was heart failure said leatrice eagle a longtime. Aug 11 2018 potter and his work.

In 1981 he was named one of the top twelve world s greatest living potters by ceramics monthly readers. Donald lester reitz november 7 1929 march 19 2014 was an american ceramic artist recognized for inspiring a reemergence of salt glaze pottery in united states. Carrying the legacy of don reitz and the ceramic community into the future. See more ideas about pottery ceramics wood kiln.

Life changed for the potter artist and teacher when he discovered and revived a neglected technique of salt firing that yields unpredictable surface textures and unexpected colors. Reitz s style was characterized by a kind of tension between a respect for classical pottery form and a really kind of brash impetuous approach to working with wet clay jody clowes the curator of don reitz.