Stephen Rodriguez

Head of the Pottery Department, first encountered clay and the potters wheel in the summer of 1974 at a community college in the suburbs of Los Angeles. He had no idea that enrolling in "Beginning Ceramics" was going to completely change his life and the direction of his studies. Two years prior, he had been traversing the jungles of South Vietnam as an Army infantryman, having been drafted out of college. After returning to continue his liberal arts studies, the pottery class was the first thing since the war that took his mind away from thoughts about that violent and turbulent time.
Stephen's work is greatly influenced by art and artists throughout history, including the ancient pottery of
China, Japan, Korea, Greece, and other civilizations. His current work is a continued exploration of forms - vases, large jars, large bowls, basin bowls, bottles, platters, rough trays, tea bowls and water jars for tea ceremonies. In addition to creating pottery, he is interested in building gas pottery kilns. He finished his 17th kiln in September 2005.
After teaching pottery throughout New York and Connecticut for many years, Stephen has found his classes at CAW to bethe most rewarding. One of his joys is hearing and watching his students share information and techniques with each
other during class. He describes his teaching style as "somewhat demanding, hopefully Informing, and steeped in traditioll." He uses a prodding and probing approach to help students set and realize their own goals in the studio.

Creative Arts Workshop New Haven CT. winter 2006

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