| About the Artist: Tyler Sandstrom |
I've always enjoyed taking part in both visual and performing arts. Before
discovering pottery, I spent many hours at my drawing table. When I took a
pottery course my senior year in high school, I put the pencil down and picked
up a lump of clay.
I pursued pottery after high school by apprenticing a Master Potter, Colin King.
I apprenticed with him off and on for about 4 years. During this time, I desired
a studio of my own South of Fort Dodge, Iowa.
The decision to begin building my studio was made on a cold night in
November, 2002. I then spent three years transforming an old hog building
into the studio and gallery of From Miry Clay Pottery.
My once vision became a reality in 2006 when 'From Miry Clay Pottery' officially
became a business.
discovering pottery, I spent many hours at my drawing table. When I took a
pottery course my senior year in high school, I put the pencil down and picked
up a lump of clay.
I pursued pottery after high school by apprenticing a Master Potter, Colin King.
I apprenticed with him off and on for about 4 years. During this time, I desired
a studio of my own South of Fort Dodge, Iowa.
The decision to begin building my studio was made on a cold night in
November, 2002. I then spent three years transforming an old hog building
into the studio and gallery of From Miry Clay Pottery.
My once vision became a reality in 2006 when 'From Miry Clay Pottery' officially
became a business.
The idea for 'From Miry Clay Pottery' started when I was an
apprentice in 2000. What then was a lofty dream has now
turned into a growing business.
A scripture in Psalms gave me inspiration for the name
of my business.
apprentice in 2000. What then was a lofty dream has now
turned into a growing business.
A scripture in Psalms gave me inspiration for the name
of my business.
| "He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings." Psalms 40:2 |
Mire: n. thick mud or a troublesome situation.
I look at the miry clay and the see potential for it to become
something great, something better than it is now.
I look at the miry clay and the see potential for it to become
something great, something better than it is now.
| From Miry Clay Pottery |
| ~Hand-Thrown Functional Stoneware & Alternative Fired Vessels~ |
| All rights reserved. Website design by Tyler Sandstrom Fort Dodge, IA, United States |
| Artist Statement: Tyler Sandstrom |
I strive to make aesthetically pleasing and functional vessels. I
think the craftsmanship and shape of each piece should be the
main focus of the vessel, not just the glaze color. I design my
stoneware to be light in weight but durable, and decorative
yet functional.
I've always been so amazed by the start to finish process of
stoneware. I find it fascinating that a clay vessel retains its
shape even though the vessel walls are so thin and pliable.
The firing process also intrigues me. Soft pliable clay
transforms into stone, and the powdery glazes turns to glass.
It's amazing what a little heat (2300F) can do to a substance.
I also have a lot of interest in the Alternative Raku and Barrel
Fired pieces. Their color scheme seems timeless and inspiring,
much like nature itself. The subtle hues of such vessels
captures raw beauty without the aid of a complex glaze.
Please browse through my website and enjoy. I'm constantly
updating and adding new pictures of products.
Thank you for visiting.
think the craftsmanship and shape of each piece should be the
main focus of the vessel, not just the glaze color. I design my
stoneware to be light in weight but durable, and decorative
yet functional.
I've always been so amazed by the start to finish process of
stoneware. I find it fascinating that a clay vessel retains its
shape even though the vessel walls are so thin and pliable.
The firing process also intrigues me. Soft pliable clay
transforms into stone, and the powdery glazes turns to glass.
It's amazing what a little heat (2300F) can do to a substance.
I also have a lot of interest in the Alternative Raku and Barrel
Fired pieces. Their color scheme seems timeless and inspiring,
much like nature itself. The subtle hues of such vessels
captures raw beauty without the aid of a complex glaze.
Please browse through my website and enjoy. I'm constantly
updating and adding new pictures of products.
Thank you for visiting.
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