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Patrick Horsley

Born 1943 Pasco, Washington

EDUCATION

BFA Columbia Basin College, Pasco, Washington

MFA Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon

BIOGRAPHY

Patrick Horsley is known for functional slab-built, wheel thrown or thrown and altered glazed stoneware platters, bowls, vases, and teapots. Horsley fires his pieces to 2100 degrees F in a reduction atmosphere.

A second body of graphic work consists of graphic ceramic forms with brightly colored matte glazes formulated and made by Horsley. Surface Technique used to obtain the surface patterns is a combination of liquid wax resist to create sharp lines and the sprayed-on layering of glazes. Primarily Horsley uses oxides of manganese and copper to achieve the desired range of colors. Surfaces of this body of work ranges from semi-matte to very dry sculptural glaze application. 1

Horsley stated that he wants his, "glaze colors to be strong, pure, and matte in surfacae to produce sharp graphic patterns and glazes that absorb rather than reflect light." 2

1. https://patrickhorsley.com/glazes/ Last accessed: 25 October 2021

2. Patrick Horsley, “Strong, Pure, and Matt,” Pottery Making Illustrated, Jan/Feb. 2006, pg. 12-13.

Public Collections

American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

Bibliography

Horsley, Patrick. “Strong, Pure, and Matt.” Pottery Making Illustrated, Jan/Feb. 2006, pg. 12-13.

“Patrick Horsley.” Mossy Creek Gallery: Artisan Pottery, Handmade in the Northwest, accessed Aug. 7, 2021. https://www.mossycreekpottery.com/patrick-horsley

Website: www.patrickhorsley.com