An exploration in form, surface, and texture.
Tyler-James Anderson creates functional porcelain ceramic wares that deviate from the standard fare. He is heavily inspired by nature, science, architecture, and myth. In his wheel thrown and slip cast ceramics, he implements a wide prismatic color palette as well as slip work and modular mold systems to bring his forms to life. Working under the moniker Moon Hand Pottery in Asheville North Carolina, his goal is to challenge the norm with functional vibrant pieces meant not only for decoration, but as conversation pieces for everyday use. Crafted with care, these pieces go through a lengthy production process turning mounds of earth into the beautiful functional pieces they are today.
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Education
2015 - 2016 Apprenticeship Susan DeMay (Ceramics Department, Vanderbilt University Smithville, TN)
Exhibitions
2015 Vanderbilt University Featured Artist
2017 juried show: Mugshots, Lux Art Center
2018 juried show: The Cup The Mug, Main Street Art
2018 juried show: Art of the Drink, Butler Art Center
Work / Teaching Experience
Studio Manager, Odyssey Clay Works, Asheville, NC, 2020-Present
Mold making 101 Workshop, Odyssey Clay Works, Asheville, NC, 2020
Workshop Presenter, East Carolina University Ceramics Guild, 2020
Instructor, Odyssey ClayWorks, Asheville NC, 2016-Present
Workshop assistant to Eric Knoche, Odyssey Clay Works, Fall 2019
Workshop assistant to Nick Moen and Daniel Garver, Penland School Of Craft, Penland, NC, Summer 2019
Workshop assistant to Karen Newgard, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, Summer 2018
Studio Manager, The Bright Angle , Asheville, NC, 2016-2019
Private Instruction 2015 - Present
Production Throwing / Pieceworking , Made by DeMay, Smithville, TN, 2015 - 2016
Commission Work, Blue Collar Studios, Sparta, TN, 2015 - 2017
Current Representation
Odyssey Clay Center Gallery (Asheville, NC),
Pence Gallery (Davis, CA)
The Fragrant Mushroom Gallery (Smithville, TN)
Community Events
Contributor to Empty Bowls Fundraiser (Smithville, TN & Asheville,NC) 2015 - Present
Public Demonstrations for Primary through University students (Smithville, TN &Asheville, NC) 2015 - Present
Contributor to Smithville, TN Fire Department Fundraiser 2016
Instructor, Odyssey Clay Works Scholarship for Underprivileged Youth Classes 2016 - Present
Instructor, Veterans Workshops, Odyssey Clay Works 2017 - Present