Gary Carstens
Mississippi Mud Studios
403 Pershing Rd
Maquoketa, IA 52060
563.590.5806
garymud406@gmail.com
mississippimudstudio.com/gary-carstens
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@GaryMud406
While I travel the upper Midwest and the mountains of North Carolina, I am drawn into interaction with the lines and shapes of the landscape. As I become visually involved with each landscape, there is often one scene, one valley, or structure I am drawn to. These landscape experiences have become the subject matter for my porcelain discs and other stoneware functional items.
These clay canvases are very responsive to subtle alterations and to the addition of glaze colorants and other atmospheric kiln effects such as carbon trapping and fuming. All stoneware and functional objects are reduction fired in a wood/salt kiln.
October 14, 15, 16
Twenty Dirty Hands
Elizabeth & Galena, IL
Hazel Green, WI
Dubuque, Asbury & Maquoketa, IA
2021
WORKSHOPS
May 6-8
Spring Salt Fire Workshop
Adamah Art Studio
Dodgeville, WI
Sept 2-5
Fall Salt Fire Workshop
Adamah Art Studio
Dodgeville, WI
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Mike & Erin Wilen, Arlington Heights, IL
Harlow & Lila Blum, Monmouth, IL
Stephanie O'Shaughnessy, Galena, IL
Doug & Shirley Montzka, St Paul, MN
Lynn M’Cullough, Dubuque, IA
Lea Wrobel , Glenview, IL
