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Ceramics demonstration planned at Art Center Morro Bay 

Jack Mettier.

Jack Mettier.

Event is free and open to the public

– The Morro Bay Art Association will present a talk with ceramic artist Jack Mettier entitled, “Our Planet is a Clay Factory,” on Sept. 11 from 3-5 p.m. at Art Center Morro Bay, located at 835 Main St., in Morro Bay.

Jack Mettier has had over 60 years of passion, experimentation, curiosity, and joy in the art of making ceramics. He earned a BA and an MA in art from California State University San Jose with a ceramics and glass concentration followed by operating a private glassblowing studio. Mettier has thirty-five years of teaching ceramics, art, and jewelry. He taught art and ceramics at Paso Robles High School and was chair of the visual and performing arts department there.

At Taft College, he taught ceramics and jewelry and was director of the art gallery as well as chairman of the fine arts department. Over the years he has experimented with making kilns and making functional and representational pieces and glazes from different materials, including native clays. He has extensive knowledge of clay history.

He has elevated thrown vessels into pieces that speak of conflict, resolution, and design that transcends the simple form into an artistic statement. He is still experimenting today in his home kiln and says he continues to experience the magic and joy of unpredictable finished surfaces.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (805) 772-2504, or visit artcentermorrobay.org.

 

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