Don Reitz Ceramics

A folk legend of the ilk of paul bunyan and tom sawyer don reitz is highly regarded for his ceramic work.

Don reitz ceramics.

The most common don reitz pottery material is ceramic. During this period he adapted the pottery firing technique developed in the middle ages which involved pouring salt into the. Includes a list of galleries showing and selling work by the artist a section on the scope of his work a partial list of collections all over the world with his work represented and a schedule of when his work will be on exhibition. Reitz s style was characterized by a kind of tension between a respect for classical pottery form and a really kind of brash impetuous approach to working with wet clay jody clowes the curator of don reitz.

Aug 11 2018 potter and his work. Life changed for the potter artist and teacher when he discovered and revived a neglected technique of salt firing that yields unpredictable surface textures and unexpected colors. Don reitz an internationally renowned artist in dirt and salt died on march 19 at his home in clarkdale ariz he was 84. He was a teacher of ceramic art at the university of wisconsin madison from 1962 until 1988.

There are 9 don reitz pottery for sale on etsy and they cost 228 28 on average. See more ideas about pottery ceramics wood kiln. Carrying the legacy of don reitz and the ceramic community into the future. Clay fire salt and wood a touring exhibition of 2005 said in an interview on friday.

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