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Terance Painter

Groove Crock Drum by Terance Painter, Image 1.

Terance Painter

Groove Crock Drum

Clay, cone 10 reduction, wood

Landscape Vase by Terance Painter, Image 1.

Terance Painter

Landscape Vase

Clay, cone 10 reduction

Oval Landscape Covered Jar by Terance Painter, Image 1.

Terance Painter

Oval Landscape Covered Jar

Clay, cone 10 reduction

About the artist

Terance Painter

My name is Terance Painter, and I have been a full-time potter since establishing Different Drummer Pottery in Maggie Valley in 1980. My work consists of functional wheel-thrown stoneware and porcelain in a variety of colorful glazes. I also specialize in bas-relief landscapes applied to the surfaces of vases, jars, and tiles for wall hanging.

I was born in western North Carolina and grew up just a few hundred yards from my present studio. I began a long love affair with art when I began painting at age 12. After trying my hand at many different media, I settled on studying painting and printmaking at Western Carolina University. It was there that I was first exposed to clay, and after only two weeks in a required ceramic course, I knew that I had found my calling. I have been making pottery full-time ever since.
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