NC Mountains Pre-Conference Artist

Schedule/Registration

Josh Copus Compound

Lindsay Bostic West is a studio potter in Swannanoa, North Carolina, just over the mountain from her hometown of Fairview. The prospect of wood firing pottery led her to pursue a degree in ceramics at UNC Asheville where she had the opportunity to fire an anagama kiln twice per semester. She was immediately hooked on wood firing. After graduation Lindsay had the opportunity to work for Kyle Carpenter and through that work fell in love with salt glazing. She was able to marry the two types of firing in 2020 when she and her husband Matt West built a wood fired, salt kiln on the mountain they live on.

Lindsay makes functional pottery with minimal decoration, relying mostly upon slips, and the placement and atmosphere in the kiln, to produce rich, organic surfaces. She enjoys incorporating plant material into her studio practice by pressing seedheads and budding stems into her work.

Details:

https://www.lindsaybosticpottery.com/

@lindsaybosticpottery