Collection: Stephen Heywood

Stephen Heywood received his BS in ceramics from Southern Utah University (Cedar City) and his MFA in ceramics from Pennsylvania Western University (Edinboro). Selected publications that have featured his work include: 500 Cups, 500 Bowls, The Best of 500 Ceramics, Image Transfer on Clay, Printing on Clay, Clay Times, and Ceramics Monthly. As an artist, he is primarily interested in ceramic wheel-thrown vessels and handbuilt mechanical forms that relate to function. His work is influenced by architectural structures including factories, silos, barns, and water towers. These vessels are often composed of many wheel-thrown and handbuilt parts and take their shape as small functional sculpture. He is currently a professor of ceramics at the University of North Florida (Jacksonville).