Jan Lee

MudFire Gallery is excited to host North Carolina artist Jan Lee exhibiting some wild "naked raku" pottery alongside other alternative finishes. This exhibit and sale opens May 20 and continues through June 12. An opening night artist reception will be held on Thursday, May 20th from 6pm-10pm.

Jan's naked raku works balance a soft elegance of form with the intense crackling electricity of the daring smoke patterns. These meticulously smooth vessels serve as a quiet frame for bold hints of lightning, fracture, and creeping distress. (see pictures below)

About Jan Lee

Jan Lee has been working in clay since 1973. After graduating with a degree in art education and teaching art and jewelry for several years, she moved to Lake Toxaway, NC in 1981. She has lived there making and selling her pottery for the past twenty-two years.

Recently Jan shifted her focus to unglazed (or "naked") surfaces that take on unique patterns and colors, marked by the fire and smoke of the raku process. This new work has been accepted into a national ceramic juried competition, been juried into the prestigious Southern Highlands Craft Guild, and been accepted into publication into an upcoming book on alternative firing practices.