Danny Meisinger from Kansas
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Danny MeisingerDanny is the owner of Spinning Earth Pottery in Spring Hill, Kansas. He studied ceramics at the University of Kansas. He has over 85,000 followers on Instagram and is known for his extraordinary skills and techniques on the pottery wheel.
His publications include 500 Vases (Lark Press), 2008 Ceramics Monthly, January Issue (Intent and Serendipity) and 2006 Ceramic Industry, February Issue (Practical Pottery) Some of his collections include Sprint World Headquarters, American Century Investments, Baily Ceramic collection, Wichita Center for the Arts, Pact Development. Website: www.spinningearthpottery.net | Instagram: @danymeisinger | Facebook: Danny Meisinger When I reflect on my many years of work as a studio potter, I realize it has changed dramatically. The way I think about my work has also changed. My work as a potter, though extremely enjoyable is not the totality of who I am. I do not sacrifice everything to its advancement and I never want to become so consumed by it that I cannot hold it in a healthy context.
I am first an individual striving to be more deeply human. If someone asks me what I do for a living I reply I am a potter, but I am much more than that. My family is the most important thing to me, and making pottery is a very satisfying way to provide for them. My work as an artist is also very important to me. What I mean by that is art is important in the world. Even more important than art are artists. We think differently. Creativity is spirit filled and the more art there is in the world the more artists there will be, and the more spirit filled the world becomes. |
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