Michael Hunt
Michael Hunt, along with his partner, Naomi Dalglish, makes pots using primarily coarse, impure local materials. The pots are thrown on a slow turning Korean-style kick wheel, and the large jars are made using a traditional Korean paddle and anvil technique. The pots are fired in a large, Thai-shaped wood kiln. Through this collaboration with powerful materials and processes, Michael creates an environment in which pots can be born with a beauty beyond what is possible with his own hands.
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Michael Hunt at MudFire
Providing ongoing representation
Gallery group show Potters of the Roan, April 2009
Gallery group show Put A Lid On It, May 2007
Michael Hunt Artist Bio
Michael got hooked on clay in high school, and became a student at Penland School of Craft shortly after graduating. It was there that he met Will Ruggles and Douglas Rankin who became teachers and mentors to him. Several years later he was invited to go to Korea to learn the traditional method of making large Ongii storage jars with master Ongii potter Oh Hyang Jong. Upon returning from Korea, Michael began setting up a studio and building a large Thai-shaped wood kiln in the Penland area.
Michael Hunt Artist Statement
We make our pots using primarily coarse, impure local materials. Our pots are thrown on a slow turning Korean-style kick wheel, and the large jars are made using a traditional Korean paddle and anvil technique. We then fire the pots in a large, Thai-shaped wood kiln. Through this collaboration with powerful materials and processes, we hope to create an environment in which pots can be born with a beauty beyond what is possible with our own hands. Beginning with the geologic processes that form the coarse red clay, passing through our hands and kiln, the life of these pots is continued through years of daily use.
