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1950 Born Garden City, New York
EDUCATION
1970 BA Fine Art, The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1979—Studio Potter
1996-2012 Owner with wife, Hand in Hand Gallery, Flat Rock, North Carolina
David Voorhees is known for producing functional stoneware and porcelain pottery. The work is high fired in a gas kiln or the wood salt/soda kiln Voorhees designed and built. Some of his work is fired in an oxidation atmosphere in an electric kiln. Voorhees has also explored raku firing.
Voorhees was influenced by his parents, who were both fine artists, David Leach who introduced him to porcelain, and many other potters and artists.
An interview with David Voorhees from The Potters Cast can be accessed here.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Lawton, Jim. 500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, v. 2. Asheville, NC: Lark Crafts, 2013.
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Marks are typically printed or scratched into base of pot, usually with two-digit date. Some marks also have a symbol indicating location of studio where object was made for potter’s reference.
Citation: Donna McGee. "The Marks Project." Last modified March 29, 2022. http://www.themarksproject.org:443/marks/voorhees