Harriet Wentz

 

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First name
Harriet
Last name
Wentz
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City
Portland
State
OR
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Art Work Description

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Firing Methods
  • Electric
Types of Clay Used
  • Stoneware
Forming Methods and Techniques
  • Wheel Thrown
  • Slabs
  • Pinched
  • Molded
  • Hand Built
  • Coil
  • Carved
Finishing Methods and Techniques
  • Dip or Poured Glazes
  • Painted Slips
  • Underglazes
  • Engobes
  • Oxides
  • Washes
Forms Types
  • Plates
  • Serving Platters
  • Cups
  • Tumbler
  • Coffee Mugs
  • Vase
  • Flower Vases
  • Decorative Vases
  • Cylinders
  • Bowls
  • Soup Bowls
  • Serving Bowls
  • Planters
  • Vessel
  • Organic
Artwork Description
  • Functional
  • Non-Functional
  • Tiles
  • Garden
  • Sculpture
  • Vessel
  • Abstract
  • Earthy
Artist Statement
I am inspired by the natural world and explore the life/death/life process in much of my sculptural work. Design and Function has always been important to me. My work as a ecological landscape designer has informed my ceramics. Now my weekly hikes exploring the Pacific Northwest inspire my ceramic pieces.
Biography
I worked and made my living as an ecological landscape designer from 1984-2015 and I have taught environmental science and outdoor environmental education. I have a BFA, BS in landscape design and horticulture, and a Masters degree in environmental science and education. I began my cermanics career in 2000 and balanced working in my studio and making a living as a landscape designer from 2000 to 2015 when I retired and moved it Portland, Oregon. Each year I had a art show and sale with 8 to 10 other ceramists and sold my work. I sold nearly all my ceramic peices before leaving Pennsylvania. Now I have more time in my studio throwing, carving, handbuilding sculptural piecs, creating tiles that look like landscapes.

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