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"I have found clay to be the medium which works best for me. My emphasis in clay is to unite both color and form. In working with form, I like to push the clay to it's limits. I work with a design until it reflects what I want."

- Lewis Snyder

News:

Feb. 2005 

Recent front-page article in the Rutherford section of the Tennessean. Click here to see the article.

    

Joe Zanger from Home and Garden Television visited Studio S Pottery to highlight Eric's ceramic tile work. The show aired on July 8, 2003. View an online article from the show at HGTV's website...click here.

Studio - S Pottery is well known for high temperature stoneware, porcelain, raku, and terra cotta products. We produce all types of functional decorative and architectural work, which is selected to be representative of Tennessee. Our clay bodies are formulated at the studio to meet our production requirements and our glazes are calculated and tested to provide us with a wide spectrum of color. To view our work go to the Gallery section.

The Studio has been open since 1970, and is owned and operated by Lewis D. Snyder and son, Eric.

Lewis holds the following degrees and recognitions:

• Bachelor of Arts, Glenville State college, Glenville, WV
• Master of Fine Arts, Athens, OH
• Post graduate work, International Studies Abroad, Rome,Italy
• Invited International Ceramic Symposium, Bechyne, Czechoslovakia
• Member of the International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva,Switzerland

Lewis has judged exhibitions and conducted workshops regionally and nationally. His works are on display in the following galleries:

• International Symposium Museum Of Ceramics, Prague, Czech.
• Emerson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York
• Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York
• Renwick Gallery Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.

Winner of numerous Awards, his work can be found among the collections of Craftsmen USA, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, International Exhibition of Ceramic Art Gdansk, Poland, U.S. Information Service Pottery Exhibition, South America and Africa. His work can also be found in many public and private collections.

Eric, a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, has worked with clay since childhood and has been full time with the studio since 1989. He supervises the operation, promotion, and management of the studio. His emphasis is on hand-building, slab work, and the creation of new glazes. His work has gained recognition and has been purchased for private, corporate, and government collections across the United States and internationally, including France, Australia, and Japan.