SALT - SODA

SUBMERGED

A Group Show of Salt & Soda Fired Ceramics, and the Submerged / Reclaimed Canvases of Henry Dean

Juror Samantha Hostert

An Atmospheric Termination

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.

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

Make up, 2017 - ongoing

Henry Dean

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

28in w x 30in h

Featured Ceramics by Juried Artists

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”

Rusty Midwest Grain Elevator, By Will Van Dyke

  • B-clay, soda fired

  • 13” x 5.5" x 4”

Soda Fired Teapot By Collin Kerrins

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

  • 7” x 7” x 9”

Mug, By Isaac Rolf

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

  • 3.5”x3”x 3”

Four Leaf Vase, By Maia Erickson

  • Porcelain-Stoneware Blend Unglazed; Wood and Soda Fired

  • 6.25”x 5.5”x 5.5”

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”

Cappuccino Cups, By Paul Sanchez

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

Low Tides, By Brooke Denney

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

  • 4” x 4” x 5”

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”

Dunas Tray, By Andres Montenegro

  • Stoneware, Soda fired to cone 11

  • 4.5” x 17” x 8”

Platter, By Doug Dotson

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

  • 15” x 15” x 3”

Blue and Tan Bottle, By Ed Colahan

  • Stoneware. Wood / salt-fired to cone 10

  • 3.5” x 3.5” x 7”

Lidded Box, By John Dorsey

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

  • 7” x 7” x 11”

Flare Bowl, By Paula West

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

  • 5” x 11” x 8”

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”

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”

Baby Giant, By Sophie Lever

  • Stoneware Underglaze, glaze, cone 10 soda fired

  • 13” x 13” x 13”

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”

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”

Decorative Serving Bowl, By Cruz Quintero

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

  • 5” x 13.5”

Malignancy I, By Gina Grey

  • B-Mix, underglaze and oxide, soda fired

Rose Galaxy Cup, By Osama Mohsen

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

  • 4” x 3”

Soda Fired Tea Set, By Jillian Heusohn

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

Mug, By Ray Brown

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

  • 4” x 4” x 4”

Crumple Cup (Circles), By Scott Jones

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

  • 4.5” x 4.5” x 4.5”

Atmosphere Waveforms, By Lucus Stokoszynski

  • Clay casting porcelain, slip, Soda fired in reduction

  • 8" x 4" x 7.75"

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"

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"

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”

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"

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"

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”

Baby Tallboi, By A.C. Bell

Body Jar II, By Jillian Dahl

  • stoneware, cone 6 reduction soda firing

  • 16” x 16” x 26”

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”

Female Mask, By Joan Clare Mazzeo

  • Raku, soda fired w metallic glaze detail

  • 8” x 6.5” x 3.25”

Stripped Bottle, By Jaylei Lamb

  • Stoneware, Underglaze in a cone 10 salt firing

  • 5” x 4” x 4”

Belly Mug, By Miles Holbert

  • Cone 10 stoneware, wood and soda fired

  • 5” x 4”

Jug, By Louie Albertson

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

  • 10” x 6”

Red Teapot, By William McKinney

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

  • 8” x 5” x 7”

Tigress, By Amelia Varos

  • Stoneware, Salt fired, underglaze

  • 6.8” x 5.5” x 5.5”

Cicada Jar I, By Hunter Marze

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

  • 10” x 10” x 9”

Titanium Shino Mug , By Lucas Stephens

  • White Stoneware. Titanium Shino, Soda Fired cone 10

  • 6" x 3"

Featured Ceramics by Guest Artists

Pitcher, By John Stein

  • Soda fired

  • 10”x8”x6"

Memories of Wild Bill Lake, By John Stein

  • Soda Fired

  • 10”x9”x9”,

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

Horizon Cup, By Laura Mobley

  • Soda fired

  • 10”x8”x6"

Mug I, By Christopher Watt

  • Wood-fired and salt-glazed 

  • 4''H x 3.5"W x 4.5''L

Mug II, By Christopher Watt

  • Wood-fired and salt-glazed 

  • 4.75''H x 3.5''W x 4.5''L

Amber Teapot, By Ben Eberle

  • Wood and Soda Fired

Pitcher, By Ben Eberle

  • Wood and Soda Fired

Canister, By Stuart Gair

  • Stoneware Clay dug from Athens Ohio.

    Wheel thrown and soda fired to cone 9

Mug Pair, By Robert Mahon

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