Firing the wood kiln with students 
photo by Esther Han

Hooker Pottery

While I enjoy making art in a variety of media, pottery is at the heart of my practice. I make small batch functional pottery with an emphasis on showing the natural beauty of materials and process. I believe in pottery as a subtle force of change in society: a way to bring beauty to one's daily routines, and in service of bringing people together over food and drink. 
See a gallery of recent pots on my pottery page. 
You can also find a selection of work for sale at my online store. 

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About David  

David J. P. Hooker lives and works in the greater Chicago area, where he is an artist and Chair of the Art Department at Wheaton College. He received an M.F.A. in Ceramics from Kent State University and a B.A. in English from Furman University. 
 
His artistic practice explores the inherent value of materials, objects, and places, hoping to find ways to better connect and understand the world we live in. Recently he was awarded the Dunhuang Ceramic Residency and spent two months as artist in residence in Lanzhou, China. 
 
When David is not freaking out over deadlines, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Elaine, his children Abbey and Samuel, and the family cat, Evee. He also enjoys baseball, BBQ, and tennis—not necessarily in that order.
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