Cheryl Hoagland

Artist's Statement:

Any day I can work with clay is a good day! I love to make functional pots that are fun to use in the home. In that quest I try a variety of forming methods (thrown, altered, slab, coil), a variety of clays (stoneware, porcelain, earthenware, hand-processed natural clay deposits), a variety of decorating methods (slip trail, sgraffito, Maiolica, burnishing, brushing, masking), a variety of glazing methods (dipping, pouring, spraying, wheel-brushing) and a variety of firing methods (electric, gas, soda/salt and wood). Consequently, much of my work is few-of-a-kind.

Since I came to clay later in life, most of my learning has been through workshops (Sandy Simon, Ellen Shankin, Robert Briscoe, Pete Pinnell, Lana Wilson, Val Cushing, Silvie Granatelli, Linda Christensen, Irma Starr, Mary Law, Sam Chung, Jeff Oestreich, Robin Hopper, Woody Hughs, Josh DeWeese and Rosalie Wynkoop). I have been fortunate to attend many of these workshops in intensive programs at Santa Fe Clay, Anderson Ranch, Penland, Arrowmont, Archie Bray and Oregon School of Arts. Art classes at the Cultural Arts Center in Columbus, Ohio, Washington State University and University of Idaho have provided the more formal training.
And then there is always the invaluable "trial and error" process.

My work has been in juried shows in Moscow, Idaho; Richland, Washington; and Los Alamos, New Mexico. In 2000 one of my teapots was part of the juried NMPCA show traveling from Albuquerque to Santa Fe and on to Taos. In the past I have been active in several cooperative galleries in Washington and Idaho.
Currently, I have a studio in Santa Fe which is open to visitors by appointment.