All aboard Alteration Station! This exhibition is geared to highlight artists who push the boundaries and barriers of the mug. Mugs are one of the most made forms throughout the ceramics world. Through alterations the mug can be much more than a handled cup. Alteration Station will be curated with intention to showcase a wide variety of works displaying different forms, surfaces, firing methods and aesthetics, whether they are functional or sculptural. 

The jurors of this exhibition will be Boomer Moore and Amy Sanders. 

Our first juror is Robert “Boomer” Moore. Moore is currently an Associate Professor of Art at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. He has presented numerous workshops at schools and institutions across the nation. Mr. Moore’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. His work continues to find a balance between a passion for clay, the ceramic processes and a fascination for toys and animation. This capacity for play has always been part of his personality and has manifested in his works in clay. Ultimately, they are intended to be pots, playful and fun, whimsical and animated, but they are still pots.

The second co-juror and curator of this exhibition is Amy Sanders. Amy Sanders is a current resident at the Morean Center for Clay. She received her Bachelors in Fine Arts with a concentration in Ceramics from West Virginia University in the Fall of 2020. Her works revolves around the ideas of challenging the balance of a visually intriguing pot all while maintaining function. Her work intends to push the barriers of the technically driven pot through alteration and darting.