The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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William, Bill, Worden Abright
1950 Born Stockton, California
EDUCATION
1970AA San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, California
1973BA San Francisco State College, San Francisco, California
1974 MA San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1975— Instructor, College of Marin, Kentfield, California
1997-1999 Chairman of Fine and Visual Arts, College of Marin, Kentfield, California
BIOGRAPHY
Bill Abright primarily makes raku-fired sculptural vessels.
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The Forrest L. Merrill Collection, Dane Cloutier Archives
WEBSITE(S):
"Abright" or "Bill Abirght" in cursive, written in black.
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Hand-Built (Soda fired to Cone 10. Glazed and Soda fired with additional cold finish graphite.)
Surface Technique: Glaze
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Slab-Built (Surface design in acrylic paint and graphite of metamorphizing faces. Aluminum bicycle chain rings.)
Surface Technique: Acrylic Paint
Method: Thrown and Altered (Wheel Thrown forms constructed into plastic visible man and woman plastic model shells deconstructed and modified. Colored with acrylic paint and colored pencil.)
Surface Technique: Acrylic Paint
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown and Altered (Modified thrown formsconstructed into Plaster owl mold and then deconstructed to conclusion. Stoneware clay with underglazes fired to cone 6 and finished with acrylic paint.)
Surface Technique: Acrylic Paint
Method: Hand-Built (Thrown pottery forms pressed into anatomy figure mold. Constructed and deconstructed by hand building. B-mix clay body fire to cone 6. Colored with acrylic paint and colored pencil.)
Surface Technique: Acrylic Paint
Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified July 1, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/abright
