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NMPCA Studio Tour |
Michael Ray Thornton |
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Cricket Appel Michelle Arterburn Karin N. Bergh Elaine Biery Kathryn Blackmun Diane E. Botham Tony Butler Maxine Chelini Kathryne Cyman Sara Lee D'Alessandro JoAnne DeKeuster Kevin DeKeuster Pamala S. Dean Jay Dirago Christine Evans Karen Fielding Joe Frey Elizabeth Fritzsche Philip Green Sandra Harrington Theo Helmstadter Cheryl Hoagland Marc Hudson Z Jacobson Linda R. Kastner Daisy Kates Michael Lancaster Bari Lovewave Rhonda Main Lynne McCarthy Karen K. Milstein Darlene Nelson Shel Neymark Judy Nelson-Moore Judith Richey Kari Rives Elizabeth Rose Rita Ryan Greta Ruiz Abby Salsbury Joey Serim Carolyn Robbins Siegel Mary Sharp Davis Kristin C. Thacher Michael Ray Thornton Ann Trott Layne Vickers Smith Elaine Weaver-Spalek Melanie Ann Wegner Ruth Weston Betsy Williams Juanita Wolff Tomás R. Wolff |
Thesaurus Studio/Gallery is Michael's
own workshop and display gallery.
It is open to the public by appointment. Visitors are welcome. Michael also offers private lessons. Thesaurus Studio / Gallery 115 Griegos Rd. NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107 505-344-4644 ThesaurusStudio@aol.com |
Michael's work can be seen at: The Contemporary Clay Fair in Santa Fe on April 26 & 27, 2008, location: Santa Fe Women's Club, www.contemporaryclayfair.com The Albuquerque Akimatsuri (Fall Festival) in September, location: National Hispanic Cultural Center |
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Artist's Statement: Michael Ray Thornton is a master potter and art teacher whose work expresses his affinity with Oriental pottery traditions and aesthetics. He has studied his art for over 30 years in America and Japan with such ceramics masters as John Takehara, Jim Srubek, Manji Inoue and Ko Inoguchi. From the painstaking craftsmanship demanded by the Arita porcelain technique, to the wabi-sabi aesthetic of stoneware tea ceremony vessels, and the seductive depth of a classic celadon glaze, Michael finds a well of knowledge and inspiration in the ceramic traditions of Japan, China and Korea. He draws from these traditions liberally as he expresses his own creative vision in clay. As Artist in Residence in Takeo, Japan, Michael spent four months teaching and learning about ceramics - deepening his appreciation for the culture and its ceramic legacy. Michael' work is in public and private collections around the globe. |
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 Porcelain Platter, cone 10 reduction, 13" diam. |
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