Assistant Design

Web: www.tyaymond.com

Tyler Aymond Phone: 952-***-****

E-mail: ******.*****@*****.***

Education

BFA: Northern Michigan University, School of Art and Design, Marquette, MI

2010

Discipline: Ceramics

Experience

2011 - Present The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

Resident Artist: Researching and developing technical methodologies of form, surface, and

ceramic processing. Assisting with NCC gallery openings, lectures, workshops, and special events.

Instructor: Taking an active role as a teacher s assistant in classes including begin

ing and intermediate wheel throwing as well as mold making.

Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI

2010

Work Shop Assistant: Partaking in the logistical coordination of bringing visiting

artists to NMU. Preparing materials and workspaces for artists. General artist assis

tance upon request.

Red Wing Stoneware Company, Red Wing, MN

2007

Production Potter: Maintaining precision of design parameters for high quantity

productions. Repetitive work with various set forms. Providing explanations of tech

niques during tours of stoneware factory.

Ceramic Processor: Mass processing of clay. Loading and unloading large high fire

kilns, Slip casting various forms at high quantity. Mass-production of various forms

through hydraulic press molding.

Exhibitions

Senior Show: Untitled, Marquette, MI: Juried Exhibition

2010

Donkers Show, Marquette, MI: Juried Exhibition

2009

Immortal Gyroscope, Marquette, MI: Juried Exhibition

Liberation Show, Marquette, MI: Juried Exhibition

2008

Viewer s Choice

Moxie Hollow Seasonal Show, Duluth, MN: Invitational

Kuester Art Show, Apple Valley, MN: Invitational

2006

Dunn Brothers Art Show, Apple Valley, MN: Invitational

2005

Lake Conference Student Show, Bloomington, MN: Juried Exhibition

Best of Show, Viewer s Choice

Awards

2012 Fogelberg Fellowship Recipient, The Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN

2011

Ceramic Skills

wheel throwing, hand building, and press molding experience with various clay bodies, slip

casting and hydraulic press molding at a commercial level, extensive multiple part plaster mold

making experience, creating and mixing clay bodies for specific uses as well as alternative

methods for drying and recycling clay, creating and mixing glazes for various temperatures,

glaze and resist application techniques, image transfer to both clay and plaster, loading and

firing both gas and electric kilns, as well as soda, salt, and raku kilns, general studio organiza

tion and cleanliness

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