Biography
Michael Connelly is a potter in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, as well as Assistant Professor at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. In 2010, he founded the Bailey Street Arts Corridor in the Brewerytown neighborhood of Philadelphia.
He received his B.F.A and M.F.A from Alfred University in Alfred, New York. Connelly has taught and presented lectures and workshops at various venues nationally and internationally, including classes at Alfred University, Haystack School for Crafts, Alberta College of Art and Design, Archie Bray Foundation and Penland School of Crafts.
His utilitarian pottery is in the permanent collections of the China Yaoware Museum, the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, Asheville Art Museum, American Museum of Ceramic Art, Huntington Museum or Ceramic Art and Long Beach Museum of Art.
Artist Statement
As a maker, I am drawn to the localized erosion which happens to clay and glazed surfaces. I play with form and pattern on utilitarian pots. Most recently, I have been experimenting with earthenware clay (Redware) and low-fire surface techniques to develop my work. It is the constant building up and tearing down of my processes that helps to keep my work fresh. It also provides layers of personal history in the development of my pottery, which enriches the methods from which I can draw.
More information about Michael can be found at: connellypottery.com
IG: @connellypottery