ABOUT

The alliance of soda and salt-fired ceramics with the immersed canvases of Henry Dean creates a striking and fascinating coupling, offering a unique exploration of materiality and transformation. Each atmospheric presentation reflects an allure with natural elements and the vigorous physical and chemical processes shaping them.

The interaction of clay with soda and salt firing techniques results in unpredictable textures and colors, echoing the spontaneous beauty of nature. These ceramics, with their organic surfaces, mirror the ever-changing dynamics of fire and elemental forces.

Meanwhile, Dean’s canvases engage space as knowing, through intentional installation of mounted canvases in Nature, where they become membranes in unpredictable tidal settings. Action of water, air, Sun and earth are imprinted into compositions as marks and colors expressing fluidity, transience. Exposure-submerging processes and eventual reclamation, harvesting and finishing, produce simulations of Nature/ Cosmos, conveying appearance-absence, movement absorbing time. Dean’s paintings step beyond referencing or describing landscape, creating metaphors that concern memory, anticipation, cycles of life—all recurring themes in his work.

This collection serves as a meditative exploration of change, resilience, and the interplay of all things. “Salt, Soda, Submerged” invites viewers to engage in a sensory experience, prompting reflection on the elegant chaos of the natural world.

MAY 17 -JUNE 28, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, MAY 17, 5:30 - 8:00 PM

CLOSING RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

SAMANTHA HOSTERT JUROR

HENRY DEAN

Henry Dean is a multimedia artist with a diverse practice of creation. Drawing, journaling, and sketching are the foundations of his creative practice. From these, he makes installations, paintings, sculptures, mixed media works, photographs, and videos.

Dean's work reflects both his immersion and responses to nature and humanity. His upbringing in the Old and New Worlds has shaped an identity grounded in rootlessness. An expressed theme in many works is defining patterns and meanings in art and art-making — visual acts of remembering and thought-cycling. A foundation to practice is the state of mind of attentiveness (being present) within given contexts. Strategies for practice include responsive and action drawing, and the consideration of history, philosophy, geography, etc.

Henry Dean teaches and writes on topics covering drawing, the visual arts, and education. He graduated from St. Andrews University, Scotland in 1980 (MFA, Geography & Fine Arts, honors) and from SCAD in 2003 (MFA, Painting). Dean is a professor in the School of Foundation Studies at SCAD, where he has taught since 1999.

A small boat in a body of water surrounded by tall grass on either side, with a blue sky and scattered clouds overhead.

"Tilt" installation showing Panel 4. Colleton River, near Okatee, SC

Close-up of a rusty, torn, and dirty roof or ceiling with some insulation or insulation-like material visible through a large tear.

Make up, 2017 - ongoing

Henry Dean

Hematite, bentonite (natural clay from ND), onsite organics

28in w x 30in h

FEATURED CERAMICS BY JURIED ARTISTS

A ceramic sculpture of a handgun with a cracked, glossy black and purple finish on a white background.

Unpredictability of a Gun, By James Asava

  • Stoneware, black glaze layered, with crackle slip soda fired cone 10

  • 4.25” x 6.125" x .75”

A tall, rustic, miniature model of a multi-story building made from metal or wood with a weathered, reddish-brown finish.

Rusty Midwest Grain Elevator, By Will Van Dyke

  • B-clay, soda fired

  • 13” x 5.5" x 4”

Ancient ceramic teapot with a rounded body, short spout, and small handle, featuring a textured and mottled surface with patches of dark and light colors, set against a plain white background.

Soda Fired Teapot, By Colin Kerrins

  • Stoneware, Slip, Glaze, fired in reduction, cooled, soda firing to Cone 11

  • 7” x 7” x 9”

Ceramic mug with a grayish-green glaze and horizontal ridges, set against a plain white background.

Mug, By Isaac Rolf

  • Porcelaneous Stoneware, Soda Fired, Cone 10 Reduction with Copper/Cobalt Glaze

  • 3.5”x3”x 3”

A ceramic vase with a leaf design, blending tan, gray, and orange hues.

Four Leaf Vase, By Maia Erickson

  • Porcelain-Stoneware Blend Unglazed; Wood and Soda Fired

  • 6.25”x 5.5”x 5.5”

A ceramic cup with a textured irregular shape, filled with a dark beverage, featuring a brown glaze with white crackle and drip effects.

Tea Bowl, By Jeanie Karmiel

  • Cone 10 NM Stoneware, Flashing slips, liner glaze, Soda fired in cone 10 gas reduction kiln

  • 3.75” x 2.75”

Two handmade ceramic cups with a rustic glaze, placed on a white surface.

Cappuccino Cups, By Paul Sanchez

  • Wood / soda. Shino glaze and volcanic ash on stoneware

Handmade ceramic cup with a textured, speckled glaze in shades of beige, black, and green.

Low Tides, By Brooke Denney

  • Porcelain with quartzite Inclusions Lined with Celedon, bare exterior surface, salt fired.

  • 4” x 4” x 5”

A ceramic bowl with a rough, textured exterior, supported by four small legs, and an irregular, wavy rim.

Pinchpot Bowl with Pulled Feet, By Kate Pak

  • Grey Stoneware. Lined with multiple glazes, no flashing slip, soda fired.

  • 3.5” x 4.75” x 4.25”

An ancient ceramic vessel with a rounded oval shape, three small legs, and a handle on one side, decorated with spiral and linear patterns in a beige and gray glaze.

Dunas Tray, By Andres Montenegro

  • Stoneware, Soda fired to cone 11

  • 4.5” x 17” x 8”

Round ceramic bowl with an orange glaze and abstract gold and green design, viewed from above.

Platter, By Doug Dotson

  • Stoneware. Layered slips and local granite glaze fired to cone 10 in soda.

  • 15” x 15” x 3”

Ancient ceramic vase with vertical red and gray stripes, narrow neck, and flared opening, placed against a plain background.

Blue and Tan Bottle, By Ed Colahan

  • Stoneware. Wood / salt-fired to cone 10

  • 3.5” x 3.5” x 7”

A rectangular ceramic sculpture with textured, layered surface resembling a cityscape or architecture.

Lidded Box, By John Dorsey

  • Stoneware Wood-Fired, Cone 10, SaltPorcelain Slips, Shino Glaze

  • 7” x 7” x 11”

A ceramic bowl with a geometric turquoise and brown pattern, set against a plain gray background.

Flare Bowl, By Paula West

  • Porcelain, soda fired, cone 10 reduction, Mishima, oribe & celadon glaze

  • 5” x 11” x 8”

A ceramic bowl with a crackled glaze and a chipped rim, showing signs of use and discoloration inside.

Saved by Soda II, By Kim Owens

  • Anagama cone 10 fired (heavy ash & crazed) refired gas reduction soda kiln / cone 10

  • 4.75” x 3.5”

A ceramic vase with a square shape, decorated with abstract patterns in metallic silver, gold, and rust colors, titled 'Square Salmon'.

Square Salmon Bottle, By Kylie McConnell

  • Cone 10 stoneware with coal slag inclusion. Flashing slip and white liner glaze, gas soda fired to

  • 8” x 3.75” x 3.75”

A geometric paper sculpture with brown, black, and gold colors, featuring intricate patterns and a 3D shape.

Baby Giant, By Sophie Lever

  • Stoneware Underglaze, glaze, cone 10 soda fired

  • 13” x 13” x 13”

Decorative ceramic vase with intricate geometric patterns in earth tones and metallic accents, set against a white background.

Bottle Vase 2, By Kristen Holub

  • Clay Body: B Clay slip trailed w/ 7x, Mustard & Seashell Glazing & Firing: Rutile on interior, exterior selectively glazed w/ Tom's Purple and Lavender. Soda Fired

  • 6.25” x 4.25”

Handmade ceramic teacup on a matching saucer with a wavy edge, glazed in earthy brown and blue colors.

Spot of Whimsey, By Lyn-Nell Huffman

  • Clay Body: Buff, Designed with a combination of Titanium flashing slip, stroke and coat and Floating Blue glaze. Soda fired to Cone 6 with a moderate reduction.

  • 6” x 5” x 3”

Close-up view of a swirling, marbled metallic surface with concentric and curved patterns in various shades of gold, silver, and red.

Decorative Serving Bowl, By Cruz Quintero

  • Bmix (High Alumina), Copper Flashing slip with Shells, Wheel thrown, Soda Fired Cone 12,

  • 5” x 13.5”

A ceramic vase with a rounded, oval shape featuring a large circular black opening on the front, glazed in a textured, speckled yellowish-brown finish, set against a plain white background.

Malignancy I, By Gina Grey

  • B-Mix, underglaze and oxide, soda fired

A ceramic cup with a dark, textured, and dotted glaze pattern, placed against a plain white background.

Rose Galaxy Cup, By Osama Mohsen

  • Porcelain, wheel thrown with slip-cast decorations, soda fired, glaze and flashing slips

  • 4” x 3”

Three small ceramic cups with painted designs, placed on a white background. The middle teapot has a floral decoration and a lid, with a handle and spout, while the cups feature abstract patterns and decorative edges with loops.

Soda Fired Tea Set, By Jillian Heusohn

  • Bmix, porcelain slip, underglaze chalks, clear glaze, soda fired to cone 6 and threaded with leather cord

A ceramic mug with abstract art featuring geometric shapes and soft pastel colors, including shades of pink, cream, and brown.

Mug, By Ray Brown

  • Porcelain, Cone 11 Soda, Multiple glazes, wax resist pattern, colored slip and flashing slip

  • 4” x 4” x 4”

Ceramic cup with black and white swirl patterns, shaped like an abstract face or creature, placed on a white background.

Crumple Cup (Circles), By Scott Jones

  • Porcelain, Stoneware, Soda Fired / Reduction Cooled, Hydro Dipped Glaze Decal

  • 4.5” x 4.5” x 4.5”

Two ceramic vases with ribbed patterns, one in deep blue and the other in a lighter blue, placed on a white background

Atmosphere Waveforms, By Lucus Stokoszynski

  • Clay casting porcelain, slip, Soda fired in reduction

  • 8" x 4" x 7.75"

A ceramic mug with an abstract, artistic design resembling a face with a large nose, a small ear, and a wide, uneven opening at the top, featuring earthy brown, black, and beige colors.

Frog Cup, By Karley Deets

  • Hawthorn Stoneware and Virginia local purple slip, Chun glaze, wood and volcanic ash, soda fired to cone 11

  • 4" x 4" x 4.15"

Close-up of a handcrafted ceramic cup with earthy tones and a textured, crackled glaze pattern.

Copper River Cup, By Ashley Glassburn

  • White stoneware with black salt inclusions, iridescent flashing slip, Soda fired with a turquoise glaze on the interior and rim

  • 3.4" x 3.9"

A ceramic vase with a textured blue and white gradient design, sitting on a wooden surface against a white wall.

Soda Vase, By Gay Heit

  • bmix with grog, cobalt, iron, and yellow slips, glossy white glazed interior, cone 10 reduction, soda

  • 6" x 6" x 2.5”

A ceramic mug with an intricate black and beige swirling pattern on a plain white background.

Chrysanthemum Mug, By Ashley & Caleb Morford

  • Laguna's woodfire B Mix. Exterior chrysanthemum painted with jet black velvet underglaze. Interior kings blue underglaze with Ryan's Shiny Blue Purple as a liner glaze on the interior only. Soda fired, cone 10.

  • 3.5" x 3.5"

Ceramic mug with a white background, decorated with blue, green, and yellow floral and heart patterns and black outlines.

Blue Petals Mug, By Clarice Sargenti

  • Coleman porcelain, Glaze: Black Underglaze, Oribe, Val's Blue Black, Aqua, Green Salt, Mason Red, Reitz Green to Black, Firing: Soda Fired to Cone 10

  • 4.25" x 3.5"

A rustic ceramic mug with a speckled, textured surface in dark brown and black with a small handle, placed on a neutral background.

Historically Inaccurate Mug, By Emelia Anderson

  • Becks DarkStoneware. Glazes/ Firing Method: Reduction Fired in Soda Kiln, Cone 6

  • 3.75” x 4.25” x 3.5”

A black ceramic mug with a wavy, textured surface and a loop handle, placed on a white background.

Baby Tallboi, By A.C. Bell

  • Light Stoneware, Green glaze with Shino Liner. Wood and Salt Fired to Cone 10

  • 2.5” x 3.5” x 3.25”

Clay sculpture of a muscular human figure from the back, with detailed carvings of veins and muscle lines, in brown color.

Body Jar II, By Jillian Dahl

  • stoneware, cone 6 reduction soda firing

  • 16” x 16” x 26”

Ceramic mug with textured surface and a dragon illustration painted in orange, black, and white, placed on a wooden surface.

I Am the Dragon, By Christine Ring

  • White stoneware Woo Yellow inside glaze, underglazes, cone 6 soda fired

  • 5” x 3.25” x 3.25”

A carved face mask with a neutral expression, adorned with textured hair-like features, blue and black markings, and natural wood tones.

Female Mask, By Joan Clare Mazzeo

  • Raku, soda fired w metallic glaze detail

  • 8” x 6.5” x 3.25”

Decorative ceramic vase with geometric patterns in green, red, black, and beige on a white background.

Stripped Bottle, By Jaylei Lamb

  • Stoneware, Underglaze in a cone 10 salt firing

  • 5” x 4” x 4”

Ancient ceramic vessel with a bulbous body, small base, and a single handle attached near the upper body, displaying a textured, brownish glaze with signs of age and minor cracks.

Belly Mug, By Miles Holbert

  • Cone 10 stoneware, wood and soda fired

  • 5” x 4”

Ancient ceramic vase with a narrow neck, small handle, and textured brown and red glaze.

Jug, By Louie Albertson

  • Reclaim, Cone 10 soda fired reduction, oribe glazed, reduce cooled for one hour

  • 10” x 6”

A red and silver decorative teapot figurine with a textured surface and a curved handle, set against a white background.

Red Teapot, By William McKinney

  • Soda fired Porcelain, Colored Slip, Cone 11 Soda Firing

  • 8” x 5” x 7”

Ancient decorated ceramic vase with a rounded body, narrow neck, and wide rim, featuring weathered designs in red, black, and beige colors.

Tigress, By Amelia Varos

  • Stoneware, Salt fired, underglaze

  • 6.8” x 5.5” x 5.5”

Ceramic container with a lid designed to resemble a butterfly, featuring detailed leaf and flower motifs on the surface.

Cicada Jar I, By Hunter Marze

  • Porcelaneous Stoneware, Glaze and Firing Information: Soda Fired, Ash Glaze

  • 10” x 10” x 9”

Handcrafted ceramic mug with a multicolored glazed finish, featuring shades of blue, green, brown, and cream, set against a plain background.

Titanium Shino Mug , By Lucas Stephens

  • White Stoneware. Titanium Shino, Soda Fired cone 10

  • 6" x 3"

FEATURED CERAMICS BY GUEST ARTISTS

A ceramic pitcher with a glossy glaze finish featuring brown, blue, and white swirling patterns, set against a plain white background.

Pitcher, By Jon Stein

  • Soda fired

  • 10”x8”x6"

Ceramic container with fish and shark figures protruding from its sides and top, with a fish-shaped figure on top, glazed in a multicolored iridescent finish.

Memories of Wild Bill Lake, By Jon Stein

  • Soda Fired

  • 10”x9”x9”,

A multicolored, striped ceramic vase placed on a light wooden surface against a plain white background.

Rainbow Stripe Cup, By Laura Mobley

  • B mix clay, cone 10 soda fired, wheelthrown, slips

  • 3.6" H x 3.5" L x 3.5" W

Colorful ceramic vase with abstract geometric patterns, placed on a light wooden surface against a white background.

Horizon Cup, By Laura Mobley

  • Porcelain, cone 10 soda fired, wheelthrown, slips, glazes

  • 3.25" H x 3.25" L x 3.25" W

A small, dark-colored ceramic mug with a speckled pattern on a white surface against a light background.

Mug I, By Christopher Watt

  • Wood-fired and salt-glazed 

  • 4''H x 3.5"W x 4.5''L

Brown ceramic mug with yellow speckled glaze, placed on a white surface against a plain white background.

Mug II, By Christopher Watt

  • Wood-fired and salt-glazed 

  • 4.75''H x 3.5''W x 4.5''L

Ceramic teapot with a rounded body, spout, and a handle, glazed in beige and brown with speckled pattern, set against a black background.

Amber Teapot, By Ben Eberle

  • Wood and Soda Fired

A ceramic vase with a rounded, asymmetrical shape, a narrow neck, and a single handle on the side, featuring a textured surface with earthy, muted tones and a layered, flowing design.

Pitcher, By Ben Eberle

  • Wood and Soda Fired

A small, dark ceramic container with a lid, placed on a white pedestal against a plain white background.

Canister, By Stuart Gair

  • Stoneware Clay dug from Athens Ohio.

    Wheel thrown and soda fired to cone 9

Two pottery coffee cups with handles, one upright and one tilted on its side, on a white surface.

Mug Pair, By Robert Mahon

  • Wood-soda wild clay mugs with wild clay Shino liner glazes.

Two stacked ceramic cups with a glazed, multicolored, abstract design on a white background.

Pour Over & Mug Set, By Samantha Hostert (Juror)

  • B-Mix clay (with silica sand wedged in). Soda Fired.

Ceramic cup with a textured, speckled glaze and abstract earthy-colored patterns on a plain white background.

Cup, By Andrew Herstam

  • Shino and wood ash with fingermarks on stoneware; Soda fired; Cone 10

  • 3.25x3.25x3.25 inches

Ceramic coffee mug with a textured glaze and a small embossed logo on the bottom right, filled with dark coffee, against a plain white background.

Mug, By Andrew Herstam

  • Shino and ash glaze on stoneware; Wood/salt fired; Cone 10

  • 2.75x5x4 inches

Ceramic teapot with a brown glaze and decorative cutouts at the base, featuring a curved handle and a rounded lid with a small black handle.

Oil Pourer, By Heather Lepp

  • Earthenware, Soda Fired Cone 3

  • 6” x 5.5” x 5”

A handcrafted ceramic mug with a textured, two-tone glazed surface in shades of brown, beige, and cream.

Mug, By Heather Lepp

  • Earthenware, Soda Fired Cone 3

  • 3.5” x 5” x 3.5”

A ceramic goblet with blue, green, and black glaze, featuring a textured, streaked pattern on a white background.

Stemware Cup, By Ian Bassett

  • Soda Fired

  • 3” x 5” x 4”

A ceramic bowl with a dark glaze and a swirling blue, white, and yellow pattern.

Soda Fired Bowl, By Ian Bassett

  • Soda Fired

  • 6” x 3.25” x 3”

Handmade ceramic mug with green, yellow, and blue abstract design.

Soda Fired Yunomi, By Ian Bassett

  • Soda Fired

  • 3.75” x 4.75” x 4.5”

Ceramic vase shaped like a human face with detailed facial features and textured surface, featuring a small neck opening and handle.

Sudafed Head, By Kyle Brown

  • Standard 112 clay, Doda Fired to Cone 6.

  • 6” x 10” x 9.75”

A brown ceramic pitcher with a handle, spout, and a small neck, featuring a speckled glaze and cracks.

Olive Oil Cruet, By Hamish Jackson

  • Stoneware. Soda Fired Cone 10

  • 4” x 7.5” x 7.25”

A small, old-fashioned, brown clay oil lamp with a slow-burning wick at the top, placed on a white surface with a plain background.

Sugar Bowl, By Hamish Jackson

  • Stoneware. Soda Fired Cone 10

  • 2.5” x 3” x 2.25”