I have owned and operated a home based business selling molds of my original miniature sculptures under the business name
All That Glissons from 1990 to the present.
In 2004 I started a pottery and sculpture business under the same business name.
In 2008 I started teaching private sculpting lessons at my studio.
Education:
Goldsboro High School, Goldsboro,NC ... graduating 1974
Studied Fashion Design at Massey School of Design - Atlanta, Ga. 1974 -75
Various art classes: drawing, oil painting, stain glass - Wayne County Art Center
Workshops:
Pottery Workshop by Matt Long - November 2005
Cynthia Bringle/ Bill Van Gilder - Nov. 2006
Portrait Sculpting Workshop by Philippe Faraut - April 2006, April 2007
Study Pottery under Dan Finch - July 2004 - present
Ben Owen III workshop - January 13-14 2007
Dan Finch - September 15-16 , 2007
Katherine Thornton workshop - 2007
Peter King Ceramic Architectural workshop - November 2007
Dan,Catherine,and Justin Finch Workshop - November 2008
Tom and Elaine Coleman Workshop - November 2009
Melisa Cadell - January 2011
Memberships:
Triangle Potter's Guild
Tri-State Sculptor's Guild
NC pottery Center
Shows, Exhibits and Galleries:
Wayne County Juried Arts Show - 1989, 1993
Wayne County Holiday Art Market - 1993, 1994, 2000 - present
Coastal Doll Collectors' Club of SC - Myrtle Beach, SC - 1994 - presents (selling molds and exhibiting and selling one of kind sculptures)
Finch Open House - Nov. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Seagroves Pottery Gallery - 2004 - to the present
Imago Dei Show, East Carolina University - Greenville, N.C. - June 2006
Wayne County Arts Council's “ Sunday in the Garden “ exhibition - September 24th - October 30, 2006
Wayne County Arts Council's Art Market - 2006-present
Art Studio 102 - Goldsboro, NC - 2006
Wayne County Potter's Exhibit - May 18 - July 16, 2007
Wayne County's National Juried Arts Exhibition June 2007, 2008, 2009
Plum Tree Garden Gallery- Goldsboro,NC - May 2007, 2008
Sanford Pottery Show, Sanford ,NC - May 2007
Wayne County Potter's Show - June 1, 2008 - May 16 2009
Clayfest-Raleigh,NC - Sept. 2008, October 2009
Dan Finch and the Studio Potter's, Goldsboro Art Center- Sept. - October 2008
Dan Finch & the Finch Studio Potters,NC Pottery Center-Seagrove,NC - May -August 2009
2009 Artist Invitational Exhibition, Waterworks Visual Arts Center , Salisbury, NC - November 20, 2009 - Feb. 13, 2010
Artsplosure - Raleigh,NC - 2010, 2011
Dan Finch and the Studio Potters Exhibition , Wilson County Arts Center, Wilson, NC - October 7 - November 4, 2010
Wayne County Artist Show - Goldsboro Arts Center, Goldsboro, NC - October 7, 2010
Daffodil Festival, Fremont, NC - April 2011
Commissions:
All That Glissons from 1990 to the present.
In 2004 I started a pottery and sculpture business under the same business name.
In 2008 I started teaching private sculpting lessons at my studio.
Education:
Goldsboro High School, Goldsboro,NC ... graduating 1974
Studied Fashion Design at Massey School of Design - Atlanta, Ga. 1974 -75
Various art classes: drawing, oil painting, stain glass - Wayne County Art Center
Workshops:
Pottery Workshop by Matt Long - November 2005
Cynthia Bringle/ Bill Van Gilder - Nov. 2006
Portrait Sculpting Workshop by Philippe Faraut - April 2006, April 2007
Study Pottery under Dan Finch - July 2004 - present
Ben Owen III workshop - January 13-14 2007
Dan Finch - September 15-16 , 2007
Katherine Thornton workshop - 2007
Peter King Ceramic Architectural workshop - November 2007
Dan,Catherine,and Justin Finch Workshop - November 2008
Tom and Elaine Coleman Workshop - November 2009
Melisa Cadell - January 2011
Memberships:
Triangle Potter's Guild
Tri-State Sculptor's Guild
NC pottery Center
Shows, Exhibits and Galleries:
Wayne County Juried Arts Show - 1989, 1993
Wayne County Holiday Art Market - 1993, 1994, 2000 - present
Coastal Doll Collectors' Club of SC - Myrtle Beach, SC - 1994 - presents (selling molds and exhibiting and selling one of kind sculptures)
Finch Open House - Nov. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Seagroves Pottery Gallery - 2004 - to the present
Imago Dei Show, East Carolina University - Greenville, N.C. - June 2006
Wayne County Arts Council's “ Sunday in the Garden “ exhibition - September 24th - October 30, 2006
Wayne County Arts Council's Art Market - 2006-present
Art Studio 102 - Goldsboro, NC - 2006
Wayne County Potter's Exhibit - May 18 - July 16, 2007
Wayne County's National Juried Arts Exhibition June 2007, 2008, 2009
Plum Tree Garden Gallery- Goldsboro,NC - May 2007, 2008
Sanford Pottery Show, Sanford ,NC - May 2007
Wayne County Potter's Show - June 1, 2008 - May 16 2009
Clayfest-Raleigh,NC - Sept. 2008, October 2009
Dan Finch and the Studio Potter's, Goldsboro Art Center- Sept. - October 2008
Dan Finch & the Finch Studio Potters,NC Pottery Center-Seagrove,NC - May -August 2009
2009 Artist Invitational Exhibition, Waterworks Visual Arts Center , Salisbury, NC - November 20, 2009 - Feb. 13, 2010
Artsplosure - Raleigh,NC - 2010, 2011
Dan Finch and the Studio Potters Exhibition , Wilson County Arts Center, Wilson, NC - October 7 - November 4, 2010
Wayne County Artist Show - Goldsboro Arts Center, Goldsboro, NC - October 7, 2010
Daffodil Festival, Fremont, NC - April 2011
Commissions:
Limited Edition Original Doll for the Enchanted Doll House - I sculpted the original prototype and produced a series or 20 miniature porcelain dolls for this company based on their logo - Manchester, Vermont - 1994
Pen and Ink Drawings of various churches and houses - 1989 - 1999
Cremation Urn - 2010
Church Communion Set - 2010
Tea Set - May 2011
Teaching and Demos :
Mentoring and Taught Sculpting from my studio - August 2008 - November 2009
Taught Art Smart - November 2009
Qumran Children's Festival - 2008
Books, Publications and Periodicals :
Goldsboro News Argus ,Front page -1989
Dolls In Miniature Magazine - 1994
Contemporary Doll Magazine - 1994
Contemporary Doll Magazine - 1995
Doll Crafter Magazine - September 2004
Clay Times Magazine - Jan. / Feb. 2007
Wilson Times - November 10, 2010
500 Raku Book - Lark Publishing - released March 2011
Cremation Urn - 2010
Church Communion Set - 2010
Tea Set - May 2011
Teaching and Demos :
Mentoring and Taught Sculpting from my studio - August 2008 - November 2009
Taught Art Smart - November 2009
Qumran Children's Festival - 2008
Books, Publications and Periodicals :
Goldsboro News Argus ,Front page -1989
Dolls In Miniature Magazine - 1994
Contemporary Doll Magazine - 1994
Contemporary Doll Magazine - 1995
Doll Crafter Magazine - September 2004
Clay Times Magazine - Jan. / Feb. 2007
Wilson Times - November 10, 2010
500 Raku Book - Lark Publishing - released March 2011
