CeramicsFrom 1965-1968, as an undergraduate at Texas Tech University I was a painting major until I was a junior, then fell in love with ceramics when I had to take a required course in it for graduation. I loved the way it felt, the way it worked, and the way it looked. So I started out throwing on the potters wheel, then progressed to hand building, Mixed media, and more. I did allot of ceramic workshops and threw allot of clay around in the early 70’s. There is allot of ceramic content in the work of those years here. I will make a few notes on specific works. The early 70’s were in Salt Lake City where I was in graduate School for my MFA. 1972-4 was in Tampa Florida where I had my first fulltime teaching position. The years 1974-1980 were spent mostly in Missoula Montana teaching with my great friend Rudy Autio. I had short appointments in 1979 teaching at Alfred University in up state New York, and a semester in Davis California teaching for Robert Arneson. 1980 would bring the big move to Norman Oklahoma and the switch from Ceramics to teaching and making Sculpture. | ![]() "Cloud Plate" 1970; ceramic, plastic tubing, and flocking' 14"Dia | ![]() "Smoldering Potato Series #1" 1970; Ceramic, flocking,and plexiglas; 10"H x 28" x 28"D | ![]() "Smoldering Potato Series #2" 1970; Ceramic, plastic tubing, flocking,and plexiglas; 10"H x 14" x 14"D | ![]() "Smoldering Potato Series #3" 1970; Ceramic, plastic tubing, flocking,and plexiglas; 10"H x 28" x 32"D | ![]() "Flaming Potato Series #1" 1970; Ceramic, plastic tubing, flocking,and plexiglas; 12"H x 28"W x 24"D | ![]() "Flaming Potato Series #4" 1970; Ceramic, plastic tubing, flocking,and plexiglas; 10"H x 32" x 28"D | ![]() "Blue Nose" 1970; Blown glass, mirrors, and plexiglas, mixed media; 14"H x 22"W x 34"D | ![]() "If I Could Only Remember the Story" 1970; Blown glass, mirrors, and plexiglas, mixed media; 16"H x 28"W x 18"D | ![]() "Twice Ten Rose" 1972; wet clay installation; 40"H x 12'W x 12'D | ![]() "Utitled Ladder Piece (for Bueys)" 1972; performance with wet clay, felt, sticks, and mixed media; 112"H x 62"W x 28"D | ![]() "Twice Ten Rose #2"1972; wet clay installation; 14"H x 72'W x 72'D | ![]() "Mailed Plate #1" 1972; Ceramic, wood, and the U.S. Mail; 18"H x 34"W x 4"D | ![]() "Mailed Plate #1" detail; 1972; Ceramic, wood, and the U.S. Mail; 18"H x 34"W x 4"D | ![]() "Mailed Plate #4" 1972; Ceramic, wood, and the U.S. Mail; 14"H x 26"W x 4"D | ![]() "Mailed Plate #4" detail, 1972; Ceramic, wood, and the U.S. Mail; 14"H x 26"W x 4"D | ![]() "Mailed Plate #12" 1972; Ceramic, wood, and the U.S. Mail; 20"H x 32"W x 4"D | ![]() "Mailed Plate #12" 1972; Ceramic, wood, and the U.S. Mail; 20"H x 32"W x 4"D | ![]() "Clay as Weight #1" 1973; Ceramic, ropes, and hooks; 60"H x 24'W x 60"D | ![]() "Clay as Weight #2" 1973; Ceramic, ropes, canvas, wood, pulleys mixed media; 10'H x 10'W x 8'D | ![]() "Clay as Weight #2" detail, 1973; Ceramic, ropes, canvas, wood, pulleys mixed media; 10'H x 10'W x 8' | ![]() "Kiln Stacking Grids" 1973; Ceramic; (each) 38"H x 24"W x 4"D | ![]() "Kiln Stacking Grids" detail,1973; Ceramic; (each) 38"H x 24"W x 4"D | ![]() "Untitled Clay&Grease Piece" 1973; Ceramic and Lithium grease; 48"H x 60"W x 24"D | ![]() "Untitled Clay&Vaseline Piece" 1973; Ceramic and Vaseline; 26"H x 36"W x 24"D | ![]() "Non Container Object" 1973; Ceramic; 38"H x 26"W x 36"D | ![]() "Non Container Object" 1973; Ceramic; 38"H x 26"W x 36"D | ![]() "Non Container Object" 1973; Ceramic; 38"H x 42"W x 14"D | ![]() "Non Container Objects" 1973; Ceramic; 42"H x 36"W x 30"D | ![]() "Plate Too!" 1973; Ceramic; 18" dia | ![]() "Hand Altar with Two Accompaning Objects" 1974; Ceramic, Wax and Matches; 12"H x 20"W x 12"D | ![]() "Situation for Clara" 1974; Ceramic, Feathers, and Hay mixed Media; 34"H x 42"W x 48"D | ![]() "Situation for Clara" detail, 1974; Ceramic, Feathers, and Hay mixed Media; 34"H x 42"W x 48"D | ![]() "Hand Altar with Three Accompaning Objects" 1974; Ceramic, Wax and Matches; 16"H x 32"W x 20"D | ![]() "First Situation with Hay" 1974, Ceramic, Hay, Rope, mixed media; 6'H x 12'w x 8'D | ![]() "First Situation with Hay" detail, 1974, Ceramic, Hay, Rope, mixed media; 6'H x 12'w x 8'D | ![]() "First Situation with Hay" detail, 1974, Ceramic, Hay, Rope, mixed media; 6'H x 12'w x 8'D | ![]() "Situation with Lariat" 1974, Ceramic, wax, rope, matches, water, mixed media; 49"H x 74"W x 62"D | ![]() "Missoula Chair" 1975; Ceramic; 44"H x 72"W x 64"D | ![]() "Winter Seat" 1975; Ceramic; 34"H x 60'W x 28"D | ![]() "Winter Seat" detail, 1975; Ceramic; 34"H x 60'W x 28"D | ![]() "Summer Seat" 1975; Ceramic; 36"H x 67"W x 56"D | ![]() " Clarks Fork RiverBowl" 1975; Ceramic, Hay, Water, Wooden Saw horses, mixed Media; 39"H x 52"W x 48"D | ![]() "Soaker" 1975; Ceramic, Galvanized metal, saw horses, water, mixed media; 44"H x 36"W x 24"D | ![]() "River Plate" 1975; Ceramic; 26"dia | ![]() "River Plate" 1975; Ceramic; 27"dia | ![]() "River Dog" 1976; Ceramic and Acrylic Painting; 34"H x 48"W x 36"D | ![]() "Lucy Dog" 1976; Ceramic, Acrylic painting, and wooden padded stand; 42"H x 48"W x 48"D | ![]() "Lucy Dog" 1976; Ceramic, Acrylic painting, and wooden padded stand; 42"H x 48"W x 48"D | ![]() "Rock Creek Couple" 1976; Ceramic, acrylic painting, wooden padded stand; 38"H x 96"W x 96"D | ![]() "Rock Creek Couple" 1976; Ceramic, acrylic painting, wooden padded stand; 38"H x 96"W x 96"D | ![]() "Lazy Boy" 1976; Ceramic, Acrylic painting, and wooden padded stand; 38"H x 96"W x 48"D | ![]() "River Plate" 1975; Ceramic; 28"dia | ![]() "River Plate" 1976; Ceramic; 26"dia | ![]() "Bronco" 1976; Ceramic; 30"H x 32"W x 24"D | ![]() "Shoot" 1976; Ceramic; 38"H x 26"W x 18"D | ![]() "Double Shot" 1976; Ceramic; 38"H x 36'W x 24"D | ![]() "Lariat" 1976; Ceramic with inlaid shards; 24"H x 30"W x 30"D | ![]() "Pictograph" 1976; Ceramic; 26"H x 22"W x 24"D | ![]() "Polo" 1976; Ceramic; 22"H x 20'W x 20"D | ![]() "Rider" 1976, Ceramic; 48"H x 48"W x 22"D | ![]() "Bandera" 1976; Ceramic; 36"H x 28"W x 28"D | ![]() "Sammy on the Rug" 1977; Ceramic with inlaid shards; 7"H x 23"W x 16"D | ![]() "Submarine" 1977; Ceramic with inlaid shards; 19"H x 32"W x 10"D | ![]() "FayeOttoman" 1977; Ceramic with inlaid shards; 22"H x 18"W x 22"D | ![]() "Bare" 1978; Ceramic with inlaid shards; 60"H x 28"W x 18"D | ![]() "Bare" detail, 1978; Ceramic with inlaid shards; 60"H x 28"W x 18"D | ![]() "Quiltedken" 1979; Ceramic with inlaid shards; 12"H x 28"W x 14"D | ![]() "Slim Bends" 1978; Ceramic with inlaid shards; 65"H x 22"W x 18"D | ![]() "Slim Bends" detail, 1978; Ceramic with inlaid shards; 65"H x 22"W x 18"D | ![]() "Slim Bends" detail; 1978; Ceramic with inlaid shards; 65"H x 22"W x 18"D | ![]() "Boom" 1979; Ceramic w/ inlaid shards, oil paint, shoes, mixed media; 80"H x 24"W x 28"D | ![]() "Boom" detail, 1979; Ceramic w/ inlaid shards, oil paint, shoes, mixed media; 80"H x 24"W x 28"D | ![]() "Boom" detail 1979; Ceramic w/ inlaid shards, oil paint, shoes, mixed media; 80"H x 24"W x 28"D | ![]() "Deluge" 1979; Ceramic w/ inlaid shards, oil paint, shoes, mixed media; 63"H x 28"W x 28"D | ![]() "Deluge" detail, 1979; Ceramic w/ inlaid shards, oil paint, shoes, mixed media; 63"H x 28"W x 28"D | ![]() Ken with the "Cup Coat", "Deluge", and "Boom" 1979 at the John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin_PPt | ![]() "Sinken" 1979, Ceramic with inlaid shards and Oil paint; 31"H x 34"W x 36"D | ![]() "Feedken" 1979, Ceramic with inlaid shards and Oil paint; 29"H x 18"W x 36"D | ![]() "Fit To Kill Ken" 1979, Ceramic with inlaid shards and Oil paint; 34"H x 24"W x 18"D |