Chris Alveshere is an artist, educator, and co-owner of Workroom Montana, a community arts space in Missoula, MT, and Flecks + Specks, a ceramic grog business. He currently teaches adult and youth community education classes in addition to maintaining a full-time studio practice. Originally from North Dakota, Chris received undergraduate degrees in ceramics and art education from Minnesota State University in Moorhead, MN and his MFA in ceramics from Alfred University.
"My pots are an investigation of items I find curious, feel sentimental towards, or objects I find humor in. This investigation could come from the object’s surface, form, or most often from intriguing proportion or scale. Forms, parts, and clay and glaze colors are curated to be strong and inventive with high contrast. Inflated swells, large knobs, and enamel-like sheens from sanded surfaces and glazes create exaggerated, vibrant pieces.
I visualize pots in everyday objects and places, seeing the potential of form and color in everything from vintage wooden toys, a pile of Skittles, or wandering thrift stores. This inspiration has steered me into making pots other than traditional dinnerware. I am making work for the countertop, and pots that allow for a vast range of functions. Foremost is an intention to make pieces that have a sense of whimsy, humor, and color. Audacious, lively, and cheeky, pieces with attitude and intention."
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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The sleek forms and bright colors of Alveshere's pots communicate a sort of playful, yet sophisticated, whimsy. This piece is made of colored porce...
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