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1922 Born
EDUCATION
1947-1951 School of American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1951-1992 Sole Proprietor, Principal Potter, Eagle Bend Pottery, Clinton, Tennessee
1964-1978 Co-Founder, Twelve Designer Craftsmen, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Sara Young is known for wheel thrown and occasionally slab built functional and decorative ceramics. Young's work features an earth toned opaque glaze palette.
Young draws inspiration from nature, and often uses rocks as an impression tool to create texture in the greenware stage. Throughout her career, Young balanced heavy periods of throwing production pottery with creating slab works.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Southern Highland Crafts Guild, Asheville, North Carolina
Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, Tennessee
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bonham, Roger D., “12 Designer Craftsmen.” Ceramics Monthly (May 1967).
Bullard, Hellen. Crafts and Craftsmen of the Tennessee Mountains. Falls Church, VA:The Summit Press, 1976.
DuPuy, Jr., Edward. Artisans of the Appalachian. Asheville, NC: The Miller Printing Company, 1967.
Smith, Samuel D. and Stephen T. Rogers. Tennessee Potteries, Pots and Potters 1790s – 1950 Volume 1. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation, 2011.
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Citation: Jeffrey Kuratnick. "The Marks Project." Last modified May 26, 2024. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/young