RICHARD ZANE SMITH(1955 – present)

Interesting facts about Smith Richard Zane Smith was born in Georgia and

raised in St. Louis, Missouri. 1/8 North American Indian, Wyandotte Uses ancient traditional hand-building to

create forms from coil construction with clay Inspired by another artist named M.C.

Escher who used different shapes to create optical illusions

One of his clay pieces sold for $7,000

July 15, 2013 | Categories: My Artwork (clay) | Tags: coil building, corrugated pottery, Richard Zane Smith, slip painting

July 15, 2013 | Categories: My Artwork (clay) | Tags: coil building, handbuilding

LARGE JAR WITH OP-ART FACES, 1994

VOCABULARY Form Shading Optical illusion Coil construction 3 Dimensional

The Project