Don Reitz Ceramic Artist

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 ceramic artist.

A folk legend of the ilk of paul bunyan and tom sawyer don reitz is highly regarded for his ceramic work. See more ideas about pottery ceramics wood kiln. 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. Carrying the legacy of don reitz and the ceramic community into the future.

Readily embracing this firing technique reitz quickly realized that it allowed the clay to keep its natural character and its malleability did not obscure the. Some sixteen years ago i began to use the salt glaze process as an integral part of my work. A folk legend of the ilk of paul bunyan and tom sawyer don reitz is highly regarded for his ceramic work. Donald lester reitz november 7 1929 march 19 2014 was an american ceramic artist recognized for inspiring a reemergence of salt glaze pottery in united states.

View artworks for sale by reitz don don reitz 23 american. Browse upcoming auctions and create alerts for artworks you are interested in. The apparent cause was heart failure said leatrice eagle a longtime. 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 earned his mfa at alfred university in 1962 where he began experimenting with salt glazing a technique largely neglected by the post world war ii ceramic studio movement. During this period he adapted the pottery firing technique developed in the middle ages which involved pouring salt into the. Aug 11 2018 potter and his work. Filter by auction house media and more.