Pat Swyler (American, 1941-2013)

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Pat Swyler
(1941-2013)
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Porcelain wood fired vessel
Porcelain Raku vase
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Lidded vessel
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Stoneware oxidation fired
Salt fired porcelain
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Pit fired with gold leaf lidded vessel
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Porcelain teapots
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Porcelain Dot Jar
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Pat Swyler (1941-2013) was a Long Island sculptor
and ceramic artist who experimented with color
layers, multiple clays and firing techniques to
create a variety of depth and range and dramatic
differences in surfaces.
An M.F.A. graduate of the School for American
Craftsmen, Pat Swylers work has been exhibited
in national and international invitational shows
as well as museums, including The Memorial Art
Gallery, Rochester, N.Y., the Heckscher Museum,
Huntington, N.Y. and the Islip Art Museum, Islip,
N.Y. Her work is represented in the American
Crafts Council slide collection, Craftsmen of
the Northeast and most recently, the Orton
International Cone Box Competition, Las Vegas
Arts Councils Faces of Women, Gloria Kennedy
Gallerys Clay Applied vs. Fine Art, Guilford
Art Centers Biennial Exhibition of Functional
Ceramics, the Kiln God National, the Jersey
Shore Clay National of Mt Burton gallery,
Carbondale Clays Small and Exquisite and
Clay National III, University of Tulsas Red
Heat, Surface Librarys Smoke and Fire and
Gift of Art Pat Swyler has taught art at
Dowling College and the State University of New
York at Stony Brook.
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Heart of Fire
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Perfection
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Pensive
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Shelter
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Wisdom
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Virtue
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Nature's offering
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Meditate
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Peace
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Abundance
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Be at Peace
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Calm
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Serenity
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Springtime
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Faith
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Love's offering
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Compassion
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Purity
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Meditation Ceramic bust
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Harmony
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Text and pictures Internet http//www.patswyler.c
om/ All  copyrights  belong to their
 respective owners Presentation Sanda
Foisoreanu
2016
Sound James Galway - Song of Clay