Robert Hessler

Robert Hessler, a New York native, graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 1991 and has been making a living as a professional potter since 2000. Showing and selling his work primarily at fine art shows across the country, he has also received numerous awards for his work. "My primary focus and motivation is to create a synergy between form and surface. All of my vessels are thrown on the wheel using a porcelain clay body. I keep the line of the forms simple and fluid to accommodate the glazes I work with. These glazes are fired in a very controlled firing cycle to yield actual crystal formations within the surface of the glaze. The nature of these glazes is very unpredictable and lively. I am drawn to creating a contrast and balance between the very structured symmetrical forms and the free form organic nature of the glaze."