ARTISTS OF ALABAMA: SCULPTURE AND POTTERY

POTTERY:

photo credit: Brothers Handmade

• Larry Allen, Interview with Absolutely Alabama, fine art pottery, Leeds, Alabama, video of classroom visit to HMS, Facebook), featured on HG T.V.'s "That's Clever," Youtube video featuring Mr. Allen talking about beauty; "As an artist, we have the opportunity to create beauty even if everything around us is ugly."

photo credit: Jerry Brown Pottery

Jerry Brown, (1942 - 2016), Hamilton, Alabama, Potter and His Mule, "Absolutely Alabama," Jerry Brown Throws A Jug, 9th generation traditional potter from Hamilton, Alabama, Youtube, Short Interview with Jerry Brown, Youtube, "Alabama Craft, Tradition and Innovation," Alabama Public Television; features Jerry Brown (at the 30 minute mark) and various other craftsmen and women (Jerry Brown passed away on March 4, 2016. We are saddened by the loss of this wonderful man and our thoughts and prayers are with his family.)

• Charles Smith, Mobile, Alabama, Alabama Public Television Documentary; Craft & Innovation, Part II, (at the 18 minute mark), artist website

• Maya Blume-Cantrell, fine art sculptural pottery, Vimeo interview with Alabama News Center, time lapse video of Maya decorating a mug (Facebook), resident artist at the Coastal Arts Center, Orange Beach, Alabama, mayaearth.com, Facebook page

• Tena Payne, Interview with Alabama Inc., Leeds, Alabama, production art pottery, Youtube, (Earthborn Studios), Absolutely Alabama Interview, Earthborn Pottery

• Susan Gordan, decorative pottery and jewelry, Birmingham, Alabama, "Talk of Alabama" interview, Facebook page

photo credit; Absolutely Alabama

• Chad Nelson, Ug Chug Mugs,  Nelson Studio, (functional clay wares), Berlin, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"
• Ann Webb, Magnolia Springs, Alabama, Youtube, webbpottery.com
• Joel Shaw, Birmingham Metro Magazine
•  Valinda Miracle, Miracle Pottery, Valley Head, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"
• Bobby Gaither, folk art pottery, Remlap, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter," Facebook page
• Jamie Ankenbrandt, Prodigal Pottery,  (Christian ministry - King's Home), Chelsea, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"

SCULPTURE:

• Vulcan, largest cast iron statue, Birmingham, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"

• Lonnie Holley, (found object sculpture) Birmingham, Alabama, Youtube, "The Year of Alabama Arts, Clip 4," & New York Times Magazine article, Lonnie Holley, The Insider's Outsider

• Charlie Lucas, Elmore County, An Introduction, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, (first part of three), Alabama Encyclopedia biography

photo credit: Smithsonean Museum of American Art

• Frank Fleming, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art Interview, ceramic and bronze sculpture, (second part of three), Encyclopedia of Alabama biography

• Scott Bennett, ceramic sculpture, Birmingham, Alabama, Red Dot Gallery, The Magazine of Metro Birmingham Living

• Dale Lewis, art furniture sculptor (wood), Blount County, featured in Soul's Journey, The Creative Process, Youtube

photo credit nelsongriceart.com

• Nelson Grice, clay and bronze, nelsongriceart.com, Hoover, Alabama

photo credit: artlovesport.com

• Bruce Larsen, internationally known fine art sculptor and special effects artist, Fairhope, article from al.com, Interview for artlovesport.com, artist website, biography

• Steve Davis, Sunheart Metalworks, Kentuck Artist Colony, Northport, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"
• Ronald Godwin, metal sculptor, Brundidge, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"
• Calvin Macon, The Art of Wood and Stone, Huffman, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter," calvinemacon.com
• Ira Chaffin, carousel horses by professional sculptor, Birmingham, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"