Jim, James, Connell

EDUCATION

—BA Loyola University, Illinois

—BFA Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri

1984MFA, University of Illinois-Urbana, Illinois

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1975—Studio Potter

—Professor of Ceramics, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina

 

 

Jim Connell is known for wheel-thrown stoneware and porcelain pieces. Often the thick-walled pieces are heavily carved and then typically sandblasted after the final firing. Some of the work is Raku fired. Connell has a strong interest in Chinese ceramics, particularly Yixing teapots.

Public Collections

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin

South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina

Yixing Ceramic Museum, China

Bibliography

Coakes, Michelle. Creative Pottery: A Step-by-step Guide and Showcase. Cincinnati, OH: Quarry Books, 1998.

Lawton, James, Suzanne J E Tourtillott, and Linda Koop. 500 Teapots: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design. Lark Books: New York, NY, 2013.

Turner, Anderson. Pottery Making Techniques: A Pottery Making Illustrated Handbook. Westerville, OH: American Ceramic Society, 2004.

 

 

 

Southern Highland Craft Guild