Potter Stacy Snyder explores the shapes and designs of rustic structures nestled in our Southern landscape. She converts uncomplicated forms into utilitarian bottles, vases, and teapots.

"I am inspired by the landscapes that surround me and by the home that the Blue Ridge Mountains make for me. The silos, corncribs, wooden barns, and structures that gravity has begun to take hold of influence my forms, spaces and the relationships of the pots to one another. The glazing and patterns are derived from old tools and axes, the bold lines of a plowed field, or a weathering wall. Color brings each piece to life, beginning with the color of grass in the wintertime and bringing to it a cardinal or redbud in bloom. It is my hope that each pot brings its own unique experience to the user and offers a moment of reflection and joy to the simple experiences of drinking coffee or serving mashed potatoes."
- Stacey Snyder

Stacy received a BFA degree from Indiana University and her MFA degree from Pennsylvania State University. Her work has been exhibited at Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History (VA), San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts (TX), Pickens County Museum of Art and History (SC) Lynchburg Academy of Fine Arts, (VA), The Elanor D. Wilson Museum, (VA) and University Museum at Southern Illinois University.