Artist Information:
William Melstrom
Austin, TX
United States
Member Since: Aug 2006
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Artist Statement:
William Melstrom uses bowls
and platters as canvases to
display his extraordinary
glazes and surface effects.
Currently, the artist is
exploring the shimmering,
mesmerizing qualities of
crystalline glazes.
In 2005, William Melstrom was
an invited artist to the first
two international crystalline
glaze exhibits in over ten
years. The first, during
April, took place at Espace
Grandjean in Valluris, France.
The second, during September,
occurred at the Red Star
Studios in Kansas City,
Missouri.
In 1995, William Melstrom won
First Place in the Tenth
Annual San Angelo Museum of
Fine Arts National Ceramics
Competition. William earned a
Fine Arts Degree with Highest
Honors from The University of
Texas at Austin in 1993, and a
Ceramics Merit Scholarship in
1994.
Prior to becoming interested
in clay, William majored in
Architecture at Rice
University in Houston,
beginning in 1975. He has
worked as a draftsman, served
in the Asian Pacific with the
US Navy, and bent pipe and
pulled wired for twelve years
as a Journeyman Union
Electrician.
William Melstrom’s work is in
permanent museum collections,
and has been pictured in
Ceramics Monthly. The Artist
resides at his Austin
studio/home with Bosco, his
holstein-colored cat, and with
Bunny, a ...
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William Melstrom's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to William Melstrom's Portfolio. Browse Melstrom's body of work: William Melstrom uses bowls and platters as canvases to display his extraordinary glazes and surface effects. Currently, the artist is exploring the shimmering, mesmerizing qualities of crystalline glazes.
In 2005, William Melstrom was an invited artist to the first two international crystalline glaze exhibits in over ten years. The first, during April, took place at Espace Grandjean in Valluris, France. The second, during September, occurred at the Red Star Studios in Kansas City, Missouri.
In 1995, William Melstrom won First Place in the Tenth Annual San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts National Ceramics Competition. William earned a Fine Arts Degree ... |
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Crystalline Glazed Porcelain Vase, 2006
Wheel Ceramics,
5 x 4 X 5 inches
Availability: Sold
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Crystalline Glazed Porcelain Flask, 2006
Wheel Ceramics,
2 x 3 X 1 inches
Availability: Sold
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Depleted Uranium Oxide Vase Number 1, 2008
Wheel Ceramics,
5 x 9 X 5 inches
Price: US$ 325
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Depleted Uranium Oxide Vase Number 2, 2008
Wheel Ceramics,
4 x 6 X 4 inches
Price: US$ 150
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Depleted Uranium Oxide Vase Number 3, Pinched Rim, 2008
Wheel Ceramics,
4 x 7 X 4 inches
Price: US$ 600
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Depleted Uranium Oxide Vase Number 4, 2008
Wheel Ceramics,
6 x 10 X 6 inches
Price: US$ 475
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