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MEET OUR TALENTED INSTRUCTORS
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 Steve Johnson
A Connecticut native, Steve learned to throw pots while living in Washington, D.C. He is drawn to the work of potters influenced by Shoji Hamada and Bernard Leach. Steve explores a philosophy that focuses on the use of locally-collected materials in his own body of work.
Steve is an experienced technician in firing the Naboragama wood kiln at CCW and has been the driving force behind experimenting and developing wood ash glazes there. He is known for his wheel-thrown altered forms and is an articulate and detail-oriented instructor.
His experience includes the following:
1999 Student Glen Echo Pottery, Bethesda, MD
2001-2003 Student Wesleyan Potters, Middletown, CT
2004 Student Canton Clay Works
2005-2006 Assistant, Louise Harter, Wood Fire Artist, Bethany, CT
2006-2007 Intern and Instructor, Canton Clay Works
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 Tim Scull
Canton Clay Works Owner and Master Potter
Born, raised, and educated in Connecticut, Tim Scull has actively pursued the ceramic arts for the last 20 years. In 2000, he opened CANTON CLAY WORKS one of New England's premier ceramic facilities. As the owner of his new pottery studio, Tim offers classes for all ages in throwing on the potters wheel, as well as sculpture and handbuilding. His primary interest is in alternative firings which include wood/vapor firing, primitive (raku, saggar, pit) as well as crystalline.
Tim's personal body of work concentrates on ceramic forms fired in a variety of alternative and primitive firing techniques who's origins emerge from tribes and cultures throughout mans history. Tim's work has become quite diversified over the last several years including a multitude of firing techniques as in Raku, Pit firing, Sawdust firing, Saggar firing, Fuming techniques, Crystalline, Wood firings, and Salt/soda firings.
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