“New Studio New Work: Ceramics by Josh DeWeese”

known for drawing and painting with glazes, DeWeese creates bold whorls, drips, and splatters on fluid, twisting forms that at first feel chaotic but then draw the viewer into a serene, organic world of texture, form, and hue. This body of work is some of the first created in a newly built wood-fired kiln, which is housed outside his new home studio west of Bozeman. Utilizing glazes and slips created from both regionally sourced “wild” clays, as well as ashes from trees harvested to clear the area for his new studio, DeWeese creates vibrant, yet earthy colors and finishes.