D. Hayne Bayless

Chain Reaction -- D. Hayne Bayless

Sam Taylor started the Chain Reaction

... by inviting D. Hayne Bayless

... who invited Louise Harter

... who invited Ellen Huie

... who invited Matt Hardwick

... who invited Elizabeth Robinson

Why did I choose Louise Harter? Her work is very different from mine, as is the way she works. I admire her ability to be organized and intuitive at the same time. I’m neither, and so maybe I can learn from her example. She's a neighbor, as is any potter who lives within a couple hours' radius, and I’ve had the pleasure of being on the wood-stoking crew when she fires the kiln she built five years ago. The deal is when you sign up to stoke, you get to put a few of your own pots in the kiln if you want. That has allowed me to explore a whole different way of making work then what I do in my studio. I’ve learned a great deal from her. -- D. Hayne Bayless

Large vase (HB 07