NATHAN PORTNOY Adjunct Faculty-Ceramics   e-mail: n/a location: 74 phone:    courses: Design I-Ceramics

Nathan Portnoy is a Texas native. He received his MA from the University of Dallas with Dan Hamet and his BFA at the University of North Texas with Elmer Taylor. He also has been working and sharing a studio with Randy Brodnax for four years. His work focuses on art that works in the way of functional ceramics and uses the clay to record the process in which it goes through. Using wheel thrown and altered forms that provide a surface for the atmospheric fire and texture that he’s so captivated with, to leave their mark.