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Scott B. Young / Ceramic Artist Portfolio

San Juan Capistrano, CA

Ceramic artist, instructor and workshop presenter offers his skills and art work.
 
Scott B. Young / Ceramic Artist Portfolio

"Gazed"
"Gazed"
"Diamond Shape Raku Box" 2006
"Diamond Shape
Raku Box" 2006
"Double-Stacked Rectangular Raku Box" 2005
"Double-Stacked
Rectangular Raku
"Double-Stacked Box Raku White T-Pot" 2005
"Double-Stacked
Box Raku White...
"Shocked"
"Shocked"
"Rectangular Raku Box" 2005
"Rectangular
Raku Box" 2005

Galleries
"Quick" Slab Mask Series
 These masks are inspired by Japanese "Noh" and Chinese "Opera" masks. A sheet of clay called a slab is draped over a paper mold and then it's left to stiffen slightly. Next, he uses only his hands and fingers to push in, stretch out and fold in the slab to...

"Profile" Slab Mask Series
 These masks are inspired by ceramic artist Rudy Autio's "ears" on his sculptural vessels; ceramic artist Akio Takamori's brushwork on his figurative vessels and Hawaiian "Tiki" sculptures. These 3-piece slab masks are assembled together at the leatherhard...

Other Masks
 These masks explore a variety of fabrication techniques, glaze applications and firing. processes. They were made the years previous to 2007.

"Lidded Jar & T-Pot" Series
 The jar, t-pot, box and shirt series are creations completed prior to the mask series. Scott started creating his jars in 1987. The t-pots are an off shoot of the jars and stacking boxes together. The jar, t-pot and box series are slab constructed, using...

 "Lidded Box" Series
 Scott started creating his lidded slab boxes in 1989. The concept of a present with a "surprise" inside inspires his box series.

"Shirt" Series
 The "shirts" come from the craving to design, draw and paint on a clay canvas. They are created from thrown and altered forms.

 
About the artist
Scott B. Young
Scott's Bio: Born: Honolulu, Hawaii / currently resides in San Juan Capistrano, California Education: 1986 Masters of Art degree from California State University at Fullerton 1981 Bachelors of Art degree from California State University at Fullerton 1978 transferred to California State University at Fullerton, Fullerton, California 1974 Leeward Community College / Pearl City, Hawaii Teaching Experience: 1986 - 1988, 1994 - current - Associate Faculty Ceramics Instructor at Saddleback College, Mission Viejo,...