Sean Oconell Ceramics

Ceramics monthly emerging artist may 2013 ceramics art perception sean o connell.

Sean oconell ceramics.

Welcome to sean o connell pottety. The work i make is tailored for the process of wood firing. Sean june 19 2016 contemporary ceramics permalink shift sean o connell alison reintjes shift new work by sean o connell alison reintjes up at turman larison contemporary in helena mt. During the making i leave the surfaces of the work quiet and relatively unmarked to allow the flame to create the surface that i.

This clip was excerpted from unifying form and surface. Sean o connell education 2009 mfa ceramics rochester institute of technology school for american crafts rochester ny 2001 bfa sculpture kansas city art institute kansas city mo professional experience 2016 present education communications coordinator red lodge clay center red lodge mt 2014 2016 lecturer the school of the art institute of chicago chicago il 2013 2014 visiting instructor artist alberta college of art design calgary ab canada 2011 adjunct. View the work about the artist visit the shop about the process i am committed to making utilitarian ceramics. After earning a bfa in sculpture at the kansas city art institute he became increasingly dedicated to making functional pottery and pursued his mfa in ceramics at the rochester institute of technology in new york state in 2009.

Currently he is the education and communications coordinator at the red lodge clay center. Sean was the 2009 salad day s artist in residence at watershed center for ceramic arts in newcastle me and between 2011 2013 completed a two year fellowship at the archie bray foundation in helena mt. Sean pursued his mfa in ceramics at the school for american crafts rochester institute of technology in new york state in 2009. Gallery sean o connell ceramic artist selected exhibitions 2014 2013 2012 2011 collaborations current work past work.

In 2013 he was named one of ceramics monthly s emerging artists and in 2016 as one of 6 emerging artists at the annual nceca conference in kansas city. How to complement your pots with pattern color and design with sean o connell which is available i. How to complement your pots with pattern color and design with sean o connell which is available i. Join us from june.

Each piece is handmade and decorated by sean in his rural montana based studio. Sean o connell is a studio potter and educator living in red lodge montana.