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Artist Statement:
William Melstrom uses bowls,
platters, and vases as
canvases to display his
extraordinary glazes and
surface effects. Currently,
the artist is exploring the
shimmering, mesmerizing
qualities of crystalline
glazes.
During 2008-9 William Melstrom
was part of the group
Invitational International
Crystalline Glaze exhibition
"Abenteuer Kristallglasur,"
which took place at the
Villeroy & Boch Ceramic
Museum, in Mettlach, Germany.
In 2007, William exhibited in
"Krystallos 2007," an
Invitational International
Crystalline Glaze Exhibition
at Bill Campbell's Stonewall
Gallery, Cambridge Springs,
PA.
In 2006, William Melstrom
Participated in "New
Crystalline Glazes," an
Invitational International
Crystalline Glaze
Exhibition,at St. Joseph
Gallery, The Netherlands.
In 2005, William 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
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