Three-Dimensional World of Stephen Wry's Art

Evening View of the Blue Whole Gallery

Stephen Wry

Blue Meanie

      The visitor who enters the World of Stephen Wry at the Blue Whole Gallery will encounter pieces of pottery that are whimsical in nature.  Each piece allows the viewer a chance to see figures that are bright with color, and have their own distinctive personalities.   The objects are a reflection of Stephens imagination that is free to express itself on its own.  These flights of fantasy become humorus creatures that will appeal to young and old.  They invariably bring a smile to one's face. 

    

Thyroid Dreams

Sun King

  To bring such clay creations into existence Stephen uses a variety of techniques which include throwing, hand building and coiling.  To finalize his figures he uses gas & electrical firings but also Raku, Soda and Pit firings or a combination of them in order to have each piece reach its potential. Such skills he has mastered due to attending California State University in Fullerton, where he majored in ceramics under Jerry Rothman.  He also minored in Art History and graduated with a B.A. in Fine Arts. 

Burning Embers

     Yet Stephen does not limit himself to just figures of his own imagination.  He also creates vases that reflect the qualities of specific types of firings or glazes that exhibit textures and colors on distinctive  forms.   This can be seen in the piece to the right that shows the action of fire touching the surface of this aluminum saggared fired clay vase.  

    The collector of art should have both the serious and the whimsical within a collection.  Both have their place and allow the viewer the chance to see them.  Such choices can be made if you visit the Blue Whole Gallery in Sequim to see these creations of Stephen Wry and his three-dimensional World.