Steven Forbes de Soule

Biography to Display:

EDUCATION

1980 Master of Visual Arts and Ceramics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1980—Studio potter

BIOGRAPHY

Steven Forbes de Soule is known for wheel-thrown raku fired vessel forms. After throwing, DeSoule often severely altered each vessel form to create sculptural forms. He produces containers for Ikebana vessels (a form of flower arranging), lamp bases and tile wall murals. He uses his own glaze formulations and repeatedly fires each object until he achieves the coloration he seeks, sometimes firing 4 or 5 times. De Soule has been using the raku process since 1982.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display:

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display:

Clark, Donald. Making a Living in Crafts. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2006.

Overman, Tom, and Chris Bailey. Handcrafted Home Furnishings & Design Elements: a Sourcebook of Western North Carolina Craft Artists for the Design and Building Industries. Asheville, NC: HandMade in America, 2007.

Rooney, E. Ashley and Paula Allen. 100 Southern Artists. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2012.