Troy’s Blurb
My desire to improve, to change and to understand have guided me throughout my life. In my art, that became a challenge of size, shape, thickness, even glaze results became a challenge of how I can do something unique or impressive. As I went through undergrad this mentality only shifted with a clearer knowledge of why I have chosen to be a maker, but at its core is the desire to improve, to change, to grow my art into something I could be proud of.
“Time is a dragon that never stops feeding”
Every piece I make is a part of millions of steps towards the goal of technical understanding, but also an understanding of the material that can be so malleable yet unbending in its tendencies. I hope to share those steps with people who love that process of failure and growth.
The process
Most of my work is done in sections, doing this allows you to throw pieces much larger. This process requires throwing large pots at a chosen diameter, flipping one upside down on top of the other rim to rim. The two pots are now one, and I can continue this process in varying shapes and sizes to continue increasing the size and shape of the piece.
Making mugs is like comfort food. No matter what, I can always make a mug, and I will always find it challenging in some way. Between the shape, the weight, the foot, and most importantly the handle and the relationship between all those things aesthetically, there is plenty to play with. Moral of the story, potters love mugs.
