Marty Ray

I have never tired of combining incised and painted imagery onto a ceramic form. Most often the forms are wheel-thrown vessels but also include slab wall works. There is a never-ending challenge it seems to combine feelings about life and art into a design that compliments a ceramic form I create. The surface imagery is sparked by memories of the past and current events as well as a lifetime of attending art exhibits, teaching art and studying art history. From the first time I drew with a crayon and painted color with a brush, my life in art had begun….. and it continues!