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Amy
Goldstein-Rice creates fanciful, quirky animals and images in
clay using brightly colored glazes and unique forms. Goldstein-
Rice is a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina. She graduated
from the University of Tennessee with a B. A. in studio art. In
1975 she joined the staff of the Spartanburg Arts Council as
their artist in residence. During her years with the Spartanburg
Arts Council, she conducted pottery classes, promoted the visual
arts through the visiting artist program in the public schools
and maintained a pottery studio. Over the past thirty years
Goldstein- Rice has won numerous awards for her smoked fired
ceramics. Her ceramics have sold internationally.
Artist
Statement
“"The
subjects of my ceramic forms come from the traditional vessel. I
am not making pieces about use, volume, or tactility. It is
specifically about decorated surfaces outside and inside. The
decoration is a complex play of the organic effect of pit firing
against areas of translucent glaze, bright and pastel under
glazes, and expanded surfaces of wire and thread. The shapes may
be simple forms but the overall effects may take over twenty
steps to complete.”
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