1987 Walt Glass Pottery(1943-2016) McQueeney San Antonio Texas Art Pottery Vase

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1987 Walt Glass Pottery(1943-2016) McQueeney San Antonio Texas Art Pottery Vase.<br>12" tall x 6.5" wide. An unusual piece from before he got more into mass<br>production, great piece of large art pottery.<br>B55<br><br>Walt grew up in San Antonio and, after serving in the Army, graduated from The<br>University of the Incarnate Word where he later received an Outstanding Alumnus<br>Award. He married Cynthia Vela, also a UIW graduate, in 1975, and they enjoyed<br>40 years together. After finding his artistic passion in creating beautiful,<br>handmade, one of a kind pottery, Walt and Cynthia opened their shop, Village<br>Gallery, in San Antonio's historic La Villita and a production studio in<br>McQueeney, Texas. He and Cynthia loved participating in craft fairs around the<br>country with a special fondness for the "Starving Artists Show" along the San<br>Antonio River Walk and La Villita.<br>They enjoyed a successful artistic venture for over forty years and their<br>pottery has been appreciated across the globe. His unique pottery was collected<br>by dignitaries from around the world, including the Queen of England, Ronald<br>Reagan, and other notables, as well as being featured by San Antonio's sister<br>city in Japan.<br>As a master potter, Walt enjoyed mentoring professional potters from around the<br>world, sharing his technique and skill. Later in his career, he loved teaching<br>Ceramics at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas where he contributed both<br>in and out of the classroom. With the help of TLU students and faculty, he<br>introduced the "Empty Bowls Project" to the Seguin area, raising funds to help<br>feed the hungry.
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    1987 Walt Glass Pottery(1943-2016) McQueeney San Antonio Texas Art Pottery Vase.<br>12" tall x 6.5" wide. An unusual piece from before he got more into mass<br>production, great piece of large art pottery.<br>B55<br><br>Walt grew up in San Antonio and, after serving in the Army, graduated from The<br>University of the Incarnate Word where he later received an Outstanding Alumnus<br>Award. He married Cynthia Vela, also a UIW graduate, in 1975, and they enjoyed<br>40 years together. After finding his artistic passion in creating beautiful,<br>handmade, one of a kind pottery, Walt and Cynthia opened their shop, Village<br>Gallery, in San Antonio's historic La Villita and a production studio in<br>McQueeney, Texas. He and Cynthia loved participating in craft fairs around the<br>country with a special fondness for the "Starving Artists Show" along the San<br>Antonio River Walk and La Villita.<br>They enjoyed a successful artistic venture for over forty years and their<br>pottery has been appreciated across the globe. His unique pottery was collected<br>by dignitaries from around the world, including the Queen of England, Ronald<br>Reagan, and other notables, as well as being featured by San Antonio's sister<br>city in Japan.<br>As a master potter, Walt enjoyed mentoring professional potters from around the<br>world, sharing his technique and skill. Later in his career, he loved teaching<br>Ceramics at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas where he contributed both<br>in and out of the classroom. With the help of TLU students and faculty, he<br>introduced the "Empty Bowls Project" to the Seguin area, raising funds to help<br>feed the hungry.

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