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My first exposure to a pottery class was at university. I got back into clay as a way to de-stress from my job as a commercial mortgage broker almost 4 years ago and haven’t looked back since. This year I started teaching clay and enjoy it almost as much as working in clay myself. I use the same teaching philosophy as my porcelain painting teacher, Antonia Acock, “I’m not teaching my competition, I’m building an army.” It’s a simple idea, but one that made perfect sense to me, there is so much of the individual in each piece of work that it doesn’t matter how much you show someone their work will never look just like yours.

Each piece is unique showing the hands of the artist, inspired by both ancient and modern artists. The ancient influences are: Pictographs and Petroglyphs from around the world, mythology, and Stone Age to Bronze Age pottery. The modern influences are mainly three potters: George Ohr, Peter Voulkos, and Robert Sperry. I have experimented in many firing techniques: green fire trench kiln, sawdust, pit, raku, down draft barrel, electric, gas, and woodfire.

I currently have pieces in private collections in: Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, New York, and Ireland.

Works by Jason Laney. All Rights Reserved.

POTTERY CLASSES TAKEN

Eastern Oregon University
- Fall Term 1998
- Winter Term 1999

Portland Community College
- Fall Term 2006 to present

Chemeketa Community College
- Winter Term 2009 to present

GALLERIES AND SHOWS

Long House Studio – Oregon City, Oregon
- August 2008 to present

Yesterday and Tomorrow – Portland, Oregon
- November 2009 to present

Zero Point – Sandpoint, Idaho
- June 2010 to present

Glatt House Gallery – Woodburn, Oregon
- Christmas 2008 and 2009

Artists in Action – Salem, Oregon
- Something Red Show 2008

Chemeketa Community College Art Gallery – Salem, Oregon
- Student Art Show Spring 2009

River Gallery – Independence, Oregon
- Fur, Fins, and Feathers Show 2010

CERAMIC CLUBS

Willamette Ceramics Guild – Corvallis, Oregon
- 2008 to present

Chemeketa Community College Ceramics Club – Salem, Oregon
- Winter Term 2009 to present
- Club President – Summer Term 2009 to present

Oregon Potters Association – Oregon
- 2008
- 2010

CERAMIC CLASSES TAUGHT

Woodburn Art Center – Woodburn, Oregon
- 3 day class February – March 2010
- 3 day class April – May 2010

Woodburn High School – Woodburn, Oregon
- 4 day Artist in Residence with ESL Summer School Students

SUMMER SALES 2010

Long House Studio – Oregon City, Oregon
- Saturday, June 12, 2010
- Saturday, July 10, 2010
- Saturday, August 14, 2010

Gresham Art Walk – Gresham, Oregon
- Saturday, July 17, 2010

Silverton Fine Arts Festival – Silverton, Oregon
- Saturday – Sunday, August 21 – 22, 2010

Oregon State Fair (Willamette Art Center) – Salem, Oregon
- August 27 – September 6, 2010