Mentors and Heroes
I have been incredibly lucky to have known and worked with so many great people in art whose energy, insights and work have helped me. Click on any of the photos or names below to learn about my experiences with each of these wonderful souls. Among these, Rudy, Don and both Carl and Hilda Morris have passed away, but their influence and voices remain irrepressible!
BILL SAX
For decades one of the best potters in America. A great friend and also made flameware.
DON REITZ
Lifetime artist and teacher. 1929 – 2014
Lifetime artist and teacher. 1926 – 2007
Lifetime artist and teacher. Professor Emeritus of Art University Wisconsin, Madison
HILDA MORRIS 1911 – 1991
Family friend and abstract expressionist sculptor
CARL MORRIS 1911 – 1993
Family friend and abstract expressionist painter
ROBERT YELLIN
Japan-based ceramic writer, collector and critic, responsible for www.yakimono.net (the best website ever on Japanese ceramics)

