Lee Davis, Resident Potter John C. Campbell Folk School, Early Career Pitcher

Description

Early-career piece by Lee Davis, the first Resident Potter at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Circa mid-1976s.

About the Artist. Davis received his Masters in Fine Arts, Ceramics from Indiana University. He was a resident potter at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina, since 1976. He is known for wheel thrown white stoneware functional pottery forms used as surfaces for multi-layered, drawing and surface painting decoration. Drawing techniques include slip trailing. Decorative motifs range from animal to flowers, leaves, and garlands rendered in blue and white. Davis also produced one of a kind lamps, mirrors and larger Ikebana containers. He was the first resident potter at the John C. Campbell Folk School. His work can be found in public collections, including the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina.