About
Will grew up in Eula, Texas, a rural town outside Abilene. He went to Hardin Simmons University where he started out as a graphic design major but got the mud bug after taking a ceramics class with professor, Brandon Phillips. He earned his BFA in Ceramics in 2012 then went straight into graduate school. He earned his MFA in ceramics in 2015 from the University of North Texas. Since his formal schooling he has taught a range of art subjects at UNT, NCTC, and Weatherford College. He has also taught high school ceramics, sculpture, and drawing.
Will’s personal art practice is all about the clay. He primarily focuses on cone 10 wood and salt atmospheric firing, as well as mid-range terra cotta and stoneware. He built a small crossdraft Wood and Salt fired kiln which fires in 8-12 hours.
Outside of art making, Will is a writer and poet. He is also a great cook and occasionally hunts and fishes. He is a world traveler and explorer and is learning French. Will’s maternal family line came over from Wales 2 generations ago and still has cousins on Alderney Island in the English Channel. This has formed an important through line in his life and art. He is also a history buff, specifically on Celtic and Middle Eastern history.