Patrick Dougherty Ceramic Artist

Most of dougherty s works have open passageways that allow visitors and sometimes tropical trade winds to literally get inside the art whether the structure is his woody labyrinth divided into 16 rooms at the castle in nantes france or birthday palace a folly at hawaii s national tropical botanical garden designed with round windows and an.

Patrick dougherty ceramic artist. Later he returned to the university of north carolina to study art history and sculpture. He earned a b a. Bending sticks celebrates the twenty five year career of environmental artist patrick dougherty. It has become my life s work in clay to contribute positively in achieving those ends.

The film follows the sculpture during a year of stick work and reveals his process and life story. Stick sculpture artist patrick dougherty. Dougherty taught ceramics and three dimensional design at a university. Interaction is also a key component.

Winston salem nc 27101 phone. A film by penelope maunsell and kenny dalsheimer. In 1986 he left teaching and has been a studio potter ever since. 601 north trade st.

He has created hundreds of site specific sculptures out of nothing more than sticks. The vessel is the main focus of his pottery. In hospital and health administration from the university of iowa in 1969. For five years patrick l.

Making demanding forms on the potter s wheel inspires him and the confrontation involved in. Born in oklahoma in 1945 dougherty was raised in north carolina.