Sequoia Miller, Swimming Deer Pottery - Olympia, Washington
Sequoia Miller is a nationally known potter whose work has found its way into Ceramics Monthly and many prestigious shows. His work is beautifully made, each one a gem, and a functional gem as well.
Sequoia says, “Each time I make a pot I try to endow it with its own life. This life comes from an active balance of the form’s tradition, its use, how I made it the previous time, memories of ones I’ve seen in the past, ideas I’ve had but never tried, etc. When I make a group of cups, I recall what I was thinking about in the last series of cups, what I liked and didn’t like about them, and what I’d like to try. It’s like this with all of my pots.”
“Some forms change quickly and others slowly, but all are in a state of fluidity. My hope as a studio potter is to make the best work I can – and to find out over time what exactly that means.”
“I work alone in my studio on a wooden treadle wheel, crafted by Doug Gates in North Carolina. My studio is next to my house. Behind the studio I have gas kiln where I fire nearly all of my work. I use dark stoneware clay, and mix up traditional glazes akin to ones developed in Japan and China centuries ago.”
“I begin nearly every piece on my potters’ wheel. Many of my pots are faceted. This is where I slice a blade or wire through an extra thick clay wall, leaving an arcing flat surface. This creates a series of planes and angles, which I find very engaging. I also alter many wheel-thrown forms. Altering is any type of pushing or squeezing of a round pot to make a different shape. Many of my pots begin round, but end up square, six sided or flat.”
He received his B.A. in Russian Cultural Studies, with a Minor in Art History from Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. He has studied ceramics in numerous schools ranging from New York to Montana.
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