Don McWhorter

My most recent works tend to be the most involved and difficult of my career. I kinda thought the older I got, the wiser I'd be and find simple, easier ways to express myself with clay. However, I'm doing the most challenging forms and techniques I've ever done. They are first wheel thrown. I then alter the most sculpted additions. As well as needle etching and other surface design techniques, I use some found object materials for designs along with hand-carved clay stamps. The surface treatment and appearance is inspired by long flowing aquatic vegetation in shallow moving waters. Small meandering streams in the Rocky Mountains and the Everglades were the first to catch my eye, and watching autumn leaves falling in a gentle wind to the ground or into a stream. Don has been a full-time artist since 1973. He received his BA in Studio Art from the University of West Georgia in 1975 with a concentration in ceramics.