Emily Reason
Emily Reason
Emily Reason is currently pursuing her Master of Fine Art degree in Ceramics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art degree from West Virginia University. Reason spent 11 years living and working as a studio potter in western North Carolina. She’s completed Artist Residencies at Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts in Asheville, NC and EnergyXchange in Burnsville, NC. She teaches workshops and exhibits her work in fine craft galleries and shows around the country. She is the author of Ceramics for Beginners: Wheel Throwing, Lark Books, 2010 and co-founded Flow, a fine craft gallery in Marshall, NC.
I am interested in the function of forms and the decorative surface that they lend themselves to. I approach new ideas as a series of work and an exploration of proportion, texture, color and intended use. My inspiration is drawn from the foods I enjoy cooking and serving, my surrounding environment, Chinese ceramics and forms found in nature.
