ARTIST INFO

STANLEY MACE ANDERSEN
Bakersville, NC

CLAY | Earthenware functional pottery

Penland Affiliation | Penland Resident Artist 1979-1983, Penland Instructor 1987, 1989, 1992, 2004

Artist Information | Studio artist; education: BA in Sociology and Master of Library Science from University of Iowa, MFA in Ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design; teaching: Penland School of Craft, Anderson Ranch, Rhode Island School of Design summer programs; exhibitions: Spruce Pine Potters Market Invitational (NC), Red Handed Clay Symposium (TN), New Traditions—Contemporary Perspective in a Traditional Landscape (NC).

Artist Statement | I want my pottery to become part of the daily flow of domestic life, to contribute to the enjoyment of preparing, presenting, and serving food. I am concerned with the expression of line, color, patterns, and their relationship to hardy pottery forms, and I hope my pots convey a sense of exuberance and casual spontaneity.

Technical Information | Maiolica, North Carolina clay