Wheel Thrown and Altered Porcelain, Soda Fired to Cone 11 Reduction
Porcelain, Wheel thrown
John Oles was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, and holds a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Massachusetts (1998) and an MFA from Tulane University (2008) in New Orleans, Louisiana. John taught ceramics at Loyola University from 2008-2013, Tulane University, and Delgado Community College in New Orleans (2013-2015). Currently, John is Associate Professor of Ceramics at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, AL.
“As a maker of objects, I believe that truth and insight into our own human nature can be revealed to us through the practice and process of creating with our hands. I believe in the power of the handmade object to communicate with people, on a subconscious level, the fragility and intimacy of the temporal moment.
My current body of work consists of sculptural and functional porcelain vessels and represents the synthesis of my early influences of woodfired Japanese tea ware with my interest in contemporary design and Minimalism. “
Porcelain, Wheel thrown
John Oles was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, and holds a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Massachusetts (1998) and an MFA from Tulane University (2008) in New Orleans, Louisiana. John taught ceramics at Loyola University from 2008-2013, Tulane University, and Delgado Community College in New Orleans (2013-2015). Currently, John is Associate Professor of Ceramics at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, AL.
“As a maker of objects, I believe that truth and insight into our own human nature can be revealed to us through the practice and process of creating with our hands. I believe in the power of the handmade object to communicate with people, on a subconscious level, the fragility and intimacy of the temporal moment.
My current body of work consists of sculptural and functional porcelain vessels and represents the synthesis of my early influences of woodfired Japanese tea ware with my interest in contemporary design and Minimalism. “