Bill Mansperger
Pottery
sunrisepotterystudio.art
@sunrisepotterystudio
510-316-6673
[email protected]
I've always been a maker. Using my hands to build and use an idea has always been exciting to me. Being an art and design major in college I took 1 semester of pottery and found it fun and easy. I rented an old house in Sonora on Stewart Street in 1972 where I built my first kiln and started throwing pots...lots of pots. For 15 years I sold at craft fairs all over California, created a couple of commercial shops/store fronts and started a kiln building business. I moved to Menlo Park where I started a new studio and built a specialized kiln to accommodate the types of work I could do. I've developed an open-air studio at my home now where I make all my clay bodies and glazes. Having a complete home studio, extensive knowledge of glaze chemistry and gas kiln firings allows me to explore any idea or style I can think of. I'm constantly inspired with the act of creating.
Pottery
sunrisepotterystudio.art
@sunrisepotterystudio
510-316-6673
[email protected]
I've always been a maker. Using my hands to build and use an idea has always been exciting to me. Being an art and design major in college I took 1 semester of pottery and found it fun and easy. I rented an old house in Sonora on Stewart Street in 1972 where I built my first kiln and started throwing pots...lots of pots. For 15 years I sold at craft fairs all over California, created a couple of commercial shops/store fronts and started a kiln building business. I moved to Menlo Park where I started a new studio and built a specialized kiln to accommodate the types of work I could do. I've developed an open-air studio at my home now where I make all my clay bodies and glazes. Having a complete home studio, extensive knowledge of glaze chemistry and gas kiln firings allows me to explore any idea or style I can think of. I'm constantly inspired with the act of creating.