131 W. Court St.
P.O. Box 475
Richland Center
WI
53581
608-649-1700
Biography of:
Tim Hogensen
Tim Hogensen is a potter inspired by
the timeless quality of a handmade pot. The essence of form, surface
and color provide a creative outlet for him. “The aesthetics of a
completed pot/vessel intrigues me, but the ritual of the process of
designing, forming, altering, and finishing the piece is also very
fulfilling to me.” Being exposed to clay at a young age has helped
shape his beliefs and philosophy of life.
As an art major
in college, Tim focused on pottery and sculpture. Over the past 30
years, Tim has set up numerous studios and has experimented with
different firing techniques, form styles, and surface decoration.
“Working with clay has always been an important part of my life.”
During the 1980’s and early 1990’s,
Tim exhibited his beautiful and unique raku pottery at art fairs in
Wisconsin and Illinois. Some of them include the Stonewood Village
Art Fair in Milwaukee, the 57th Street Art Fair in
Chicago, the Fountain Square Art Fair in Evanston, the Park Forest
Art Fair, the Beverly Art Fair, the Spring Green Art Fair, the
Baraboo Art Fair, and most notably the Fair On The Square Art Fair in
Madison, Wisconsin. He has won numerous awards including the Newcomer
Award in Park Forest, the Best of Category in Spring Green and
Beverly, and Purchase Awards at the Fair on the Square, Stonewood
Village, and Park Forest art fairs. In 1991, Tim decided to return to
school to pursue a teaching degree and art fairs were put on hold. It
was not until Tim and Elizabeth moved to Richland Center in 1999 that
he began to devote more time to working with clay.
Being a member of the Richland Area
Arts Council and exhibiting his work at the Red Door Gallery has
inspired Tim to work in the pottery studio. “Currently, my wife
Elizabeth and I work in our studio making electric kiln fired
functional and one-of-a-kind pottery. Firing in an electric kiln
environment presents technical challenges that require constant
experimentation. I am currently working on developing interesting
matt glazes in a cone 6 oxidation environment.” His current work
includes wheel thrown and handbuilt pottery, some of which are
altered and faceted. Tim works as a Graphic Designer at UW-Madison’s
Center for Dairy Research.
131 W. Court St. · P.O. Box 475 · Richland Center, WI 53581
608-604-2838
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