Chuck Aydlett

1960 Born Marblehead, Massachusetts

EDUCATION

1984 BFA Ceramics, The New York College of Ceramic Arts, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

1990 MFA Ceramics, The New York College of Ceramic Arts, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1990 Kiln Technician, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, Montana

1991-1998 Instructor, Technician, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

1998-1999 Assistant Professor, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota

2000-2009 Studio Artist, Adjunct Professor, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota

2009— Clay Business Manager, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena Montana

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

1990-1991 Resident, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena Montana

 BIOGRAPHY 

Chuck Aydlett is known for both functional and sculpural earthenware (using a majolica glaze) and stoneware pottery. He uses various techniques including casting and hand-building to create cups, teapots, pitchers, and complex sculptures referencing human, animal and geometric forms. The dreamlike and surreal detailed drawings on his work are executed with under-glaze pencils, sometimes accented by silver like metallic lozenges and paints.  Aydlett uses personal surreal imagery with mixes of imaginary, historic, and contemporary references. In the second decade of the 20^th century Aydlett began to attach a reflective thin black plastic ‘puddle’ form to the underside of a ceramic object as an integral part of the object.  The matt underside of this ‘puddle’ form is signed and acts like a plinth to separate the sculptural vessel form its surroundings.