Lee Hazelgrove / After the Smoke Clears

Artspace Member Spotlight Exhibition

April 26 - May 18, 2024
Elisabeth Flynn-Chapman Gallery

Ceramics, wheel thrown, pit fired surfaces

Artist Statement
As a studio Potter for over 30 years much of my fascination and exploration has centered around that elusive duality in ceramics, between the form and how it relates to surface, and how that relationship dictates the success or failure of the vessel. After much exploration I came to understand that surface must be primitive and perhaps random in order to compliment the shape and form of my pieces. Over the years I have explored dozens of alternative firing methods, and these pieces represent a return to pit firing…a process I used on vessels long ago. In some ways it’s like returning to an old friend…like no time has passed at all.

Biography:
Lee Hazelgrove has been a studio potter living in Richmond for nearly 40 years. He studied ceramics at Virginia Commonwealth University and subsequently apprenticed with Richmond Artist Robin Cage, studied in Spain with Master Potter Seth Cardew, and made numerous trips to Central America where he worked with and learned from the potters of Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Much of his career has included teaching at numerous Art Centers, Colleges and Universities. His work is included in many private collections and several museums and he has had solo exhibitions or been featured in galleries all over America and Europe.

Website: www.LeeHazelgrove.com
Instagram: leehazelgrove