Specialist in wheel thrown pottery of the artistic side as opposed to functional pottery.

With a career as an Accountant, Comptroller and Budget Director of the Industrial Division with Deere & Company, he is a member of the Budget Executive Institute and National Accounting Association and trained at Augustana's Fine Art department, and seminars at various major Universities and workshops with visiting potters, Richard's work has been honored and sold across the U.S. and in many foreign countries.

Richard's love of Art has been with him all his life.  His creativity expressed in his art brings Fine Art to your daily life, as sculpture to accent your garden and outdoors.  All his creations are one-of-a-kind.

At Augustana he developed an Ash-Glaze, named after him as Rich's Ash-Glaze, which is still being used at the college.

Richard continues to creata pottery as Fine Art.

Richard's show will open to the public from May 19th, 2012 to July 19, 2012 at

Phoenix Fine Art Gallery  1530 Fifth Avenue, Moline, Illinois  61265  Tel. 309-762-9202

Wed-Fri. 12noon to 2pm and 6pm to 8pm

Sat. 2pm through 8pm

Additional hours are by appointment.

www.atthephoenix.com email:  the phoenixegg@gmail.com