Nick Joerling, Barking Spider Pottery

Biography to Display:

EDUCATION

1971BA History, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

1980-1983MFA Ceramics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1980-1983Barking Spider Pottery, Penland, North Carolina

1983(?)—Studio Potter, Penland, North Carolina

BIOGRAPHY

Nick Joerling creates anthropomorphic stoneware pieces, thrown and altered to give the illusion of movement. The works reflect his interest in drawing and illustration both in form and minimalist surface decoration. The surface treatment he uses accents the sense of movement built into the form.Joerling is influenced by Mimbres pottery, African/Oceanic art, and painters including Paul Klee. From 1980-1983, Joerling worked at Jon Ellenbogen and Becky Plummer's Barking Spider pottery.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display:

Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina

Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York

Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina

San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display:

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