Details
| First Name | Troy |
| Last Name | Bungart |
| Nickname | troybungart |
Social Media
| Website |
My Ceramics
| In the studio I like to do | Handbuilding, Throwing on the Wheel, Sculpting, Everything to do with Ceramics |
| Pottery Wheel | I mostly use Shimpo but I also have a Brent model J kick wheel, an Amaco kick wheel, a Randell wheel, a Leach tredle wheel and a Soldner wheel. |
| Clay body | Stoneware |
| Clay Brand | Rovin Ceramics RO-20, RO-23 and Standard Brooklin Red |
| Kiln Type | Electric Kiln, Wood Fired Kiln, Soda Kiln |
| Kiln Atmosphere | Reduction Atmosphere, Oxidation Atmosphere |
| Temperature | Cone 6 and cone 10 |
| Glaze | I’m always on the hunt for a great glaze or glaze combination. Right now I’ve been exploring shinos with oribe and ash. |
| You can buy my work from | You can buy my ceramic work, my pottery tools and my brushes on my website: troybungartstudios.com |
About Me
| Introduction | My name is Troy Bungart and I have lived in south west Michigan since 1997. Over the years I have had many interests but the ones that are persistently in my mind and hands are throwing on the wheel, making pottery tools and making brushes. |
| What I Love about Ceramics | What I love about ceramics is the feeling of making and the conversation between my hands and mind while I am making. |
| How I started with ceramics | I started ceramics the same way many people do in college, it was an elective course and it seemed like it would be fun. It grabbed ahold of me and hasn’t let go since 1982. |
| What inspires me | The question “What inspires me” seems a bit much to try and answer here because it is something I am thinking about all the time. When something grabs my attention and pushes its way into my work I try to figure out where that inspiration is coming from and often it is linked to a much earlier memory and it takes time to unpack what that means to me. |
| What I'm working on at the moment | At the moment I am transitioning from cone 10 reduction work to cone 6 oxidation work for the winter. My gas kiln is outside and I just don’t feel like battling the elements this winter. So, I’m going to be kind to myself and work with my electric kilns until the seasons change back to in my favor. |
| My Artist Statement | I have a restless type of energy that always wants to be doing something, making something. I experiment a lot and like variety in my work. I’m interested in everything to do with ceramics: materials, methods and the community of makers. I respect how pottery captures and carries the story of itself. It speaks volumes. I hope my pottery conveys to you, my collector, the same delight I have enjoyed in making it for you. |
| My CV | 2021 Schaller Gallery – Kilnship – International Wood Fire 3 2021 Pewabic Pottery – Holiday Showcase 2021 Montgomery Potters – Presentation: Leaving Room For Interpretation 2021 Ann Arbor Potters Guild – Workshop: Troy Bungart And Anthony Schaller 2021 Schaller Gallery – Animals 2021 Charlie Cummings Gallery -Woodfireworks 5 2021 The Room Show – Online 2021 Pewabic Pottery – 31st House & Garden Show 2020 Pewabic Pottery – Holiday Showcase 2020 Pewabic Pottery – 30th House & Garden Show 2020 The Room Show – Online 2019 Touchstone Center For Craft – Brush Making Workshop And Wood Fire 2019 The Room Show – Minneapolis Minnesota 2018 Penland School of Crafts – Brush Making Workshop 2018 The Room Show – Pittsburg Philadelphia 2017 Contemporary Craft – Brush Making Workshop 2017 The Room Show – Portland Oregon 2016 Gaya Ceramic Art Center – Brush Making, Tool Making and Wood Fire 2016 Touchstone Center For Craft – Brush Making Workshop 2016 The Room Show – Kansas City Missouri
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