Serving Plate Soda Fired Stoneware Diam. 14"   2003

Teapot   Soda Fired Porcelain   H. 7" 2003

Pitcher  Soda Fired Porcelain H.13" 2003

Artist's Statement I am interested in how pots can be used every day to bring art into our lives, enhancing our experience with food and providing a necessary ritual to nourish our soul and mind as well as our bodies. I try to make pottery which is successful in several ways; comfortable to use, enjoyable to look at, and interesting to think about. For me utilitarian pottery is an arena for "playing" with the plasticity of clay and its potential in the fire, and a response to the rich history of ceramic arts throughout the world.  I'm drawn to the beauty and mystery of high temperature melting and the element of chance that occurs in atmospheric firings. Woodfiring is a process where extreme surfaces can be achieved, in the subtle qualities of raw clays and the vibrant depths of a running glaze. Learning how to use this extremity in an appropriate way for making pottery is of great interest to me and I continue to search how to best integrate these two passions.  Josh DeWeese  Biography Josh DeWeese is a ceramic artist and past Resident Director of the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana. A native of Montana, DeWeese studied ceramics at Montana State University before going on to receive his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and his MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. DeWeese has exhibited widely and taught numerous workshops around the country and his work is included in public and private collections around the world.   Email to: Josh DeWeese Resident Artist Index