David Greenbaum pottery now on permanent display

MILFORD — The ARTery Gallery in Milford announces its newest addition, well-known potter David Greenbaum beginning in January.

His creations and personality promise to enhance the cooperative gallery, which displays a wide variety of fine arts created by its members — regional artists that own and operate the business together.

Greenbaum has been an integral part of the art scene in Milford for several decades and his decision to join the gallery after closing his shop is good news for all.

As a floundering college student, Greenbaum had the good fortune of encountering a professional potter. After that, everything changed. Once he was exposed to the wonders of clay and the possibility of making a life around it, pottery became a means and vocabulary to satisfy his inclination to create objects and shape his reality.

During a 40-plus year career as a potter he has made work of diverse character and motivation ranging from 400-pound architectural vessels to utilitarian kitchenware. The body of work currently on display at The ARTery represents his lifelong exploration of aesthetic harmony within the parameters of the thrown ceramic form.

Each of these porcelain pots is hand formed on a potters wheel. The carved decorations are inscribed with a wire loop tool while the clay is still moist. Once fully dry, the surface is hand burnished with a polished stone that produces the mirror like surface. No glaze of any kind is utilized. Various primitive firing processes, including sagger and pit firings are then deployed to produce the various coloration.

Utilizing these elements of simple line, decorative highlight, intrinsic burnished surface and primitive firing, Greenbaum strives to create pieces of quiet and restrained beauty.

Currently on exhibit — The 64th Annual Pike County Arts and Crafts Exhibit through Feb. 8. Hours are Friday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The ARTery Gallery is located at 210 Broad Street in Milford. For more information call 570-409-1234 or visit www.arterygallerymilford.com.

Editor's note: The original article's headline erroneously stated that Greenbaum's pottery would be on display through February. His pottery will be on permanent display at the gallery. The headline has been corrected here.