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Sharon Tesche
Sharon Tesche translates the majestic grace of ancient
architecture into contemporary ceramic sculptures. The
vertical forms and organic textures recall the
monuments and relicts of antiquity. The sculptural forms
become a symbol of personal recollection and
response, procured through world travel. The memory of
a visit to Istanbul, Italy, or the Mayan ruins in Central
America provides inspiration for hand-built, slab
constructed forms that are most often raku fired,
sometimes in multiple firings.
Tesche, a native of Virginia, retired from a high-profile
career in advertising to pursue an interest in ceramic art,
rejoicing in the solitude and beauty of her mountain
home near Tryon, North Carolina. Although mainly
self-taught, she has studied under noted raku artists
Harvey Sadow and Penny Truitt, as well as at the
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, The John C.
Campbell Folk School, and the Odyssey Center for
Ceramic Arts in Asheville, North Carolina.
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