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Ceramicist Jeff Oestreich will visit Western Carolina University in October as part of the School of Art and Design’s 2008 Visiting Artist Series.

Oestreich will hold clay demonstrations from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the Ward Clay Studio, Room 151 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center. He will hold an artist’s talk from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Room 130 of the Fine and Performing Arts Center. The events are free and open to the public.

Oestreich, of Minnesota, is a former apprentice of the English potter Bernard Leach. He focuses on functional pieces that typically are wheel-thrown and then altered with a variety of techniques, including a contemporary version of soda firing based on a traditional German process. The geometry and playfulness of art deco architecture are primary inspirations in his work.

Oestreich has given clay workshops throughout the United States and abroad. His work can be found in the permanent collections of museums in the United States, including the Fine Art Museum of Western Carolina University; the United Kingdom; and Taiwan.

Oestreich’s visit is made possible by the Artist in Residence Program, funded by the Provost’s Office and the Godfrey Seminar on the Business of Crafts.

For more information, contact Joan Byrd, professor in the School of Art and Design, at (828) 227-3595 or jbyrd@email.wcu.edu.

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