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
BIOGRAPHY
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.
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