Eldon Clark

Clay as an art form has interested me since I was an art major in college. This interest followed me through long periods of military service and university teaching, research and administration. Now, teaching at the Potters' Guild and making utilitarian stoneware wheel thrown vessel forms is what I do with clay. The formal design aspects of shape, the interaction of positive and negative space, and the placement of attachments along with surface treatments to form the visual image are of particular interest to me in the art making process. I continue to learn from workshops and study, but often the greatest inspiration is from the talented potters around me.