Bush, Lawrence (Larry)

Lawrence A. Bush (Larry) is born in Seattle (Washington) in 1951. EDUCATION: 1984 M.F.A., New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred, New York 1975-76 Worked with Ken Ferguson, Wyoming and Kansas 1975 B.F.A., University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 1974 Studied in Japan 1969-71 Fairhaven College, WWSU, Bellingham, WA TEACHING: 1991- 2019 Department Head, Ceramics, Rhode Island School of Design 1984-91 Instructor, Ceramics Department, RISD 1970-85 Workshop leader, various public schools & recreation centers PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: 1984-2019 Potter, Providence, RI 1984-2019 Member, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts 2007 Juror, CCT Artist Fellowships, Craft 2005 Juror, MassCouncil Craft Awards 2004 Program Committee, Fuller Museum 2002 Resident, “East/West Collaboration”, University of Hawaii 2002 Juror,”Annual Cup Show”, Kent State U, OH 1996 Guest Artist, Watershed, Edgecombe, ME 1995 Peer review, MassArt, Ceramics Program, Boston, MA 1994 Juror, League of NH Craftsmen Annual Show 1984-85 Technician, Ceramics Department, RISD 1980-82 Resident Artist, Somerstown Studios, Somers, NY 1978 Resident Artist, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT 1976-78 Potter, Sequim, WA

Images: Lawrence A. Bush, photo Scott Lapham; Lawrence Bush showing how to use a jigger for making plates; sugar bowl (collection Capriolus).

“Nature is my model, sometimes literally, always conceptually. With clay and glaze I imitate nature. With function and form; color and texture; history and need, I attempt a layering of forces and structures similar to that found in natural things like flowers.” Bush fuses histories of art making and craft tradition to serve contemporary need. Freedom to move among handwork, mechanized production, and digital technologies is important. His professional activities and special projects at RISD are numerous. He has exhibited nationally, has work in the RISD Museum, the Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred, and in Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Source: NetWorks 2013 – 2014 Catalogue