AT&T presents Makers in Their Spaces is an online offering in which MMA’s virtual participants are invited into the creative space – physical, mental, social, or otherwise – of a maker, thereby giving them unique insight into how that particular artist draws inspiration from their surroundings during this time.
Join us for our first AT&T presents Makers in Their Spaces of the new year as we feature Stephen Phillips (@sphouseproductions), a ceramicist based in Crawford, MS. Phillips’ vessels are thrown on a wheel and use the ancient Japanese technique of raku firing to showcase differentiations between glazed and unglazed surfaces, and operate as functional and decorative works of art. His works have been exhibited in galleries and stores across the state, including Mississippi University for Women’s Eugenia Summer Gallery, the Rosenweig Arts Center, the R.E. Hunt’s Museum, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, and are currently on display within the East Mississippi Community College’s permanent collection in Scooba, MS.
Virtually step into his space, Stephen Potter House Productions, in our next video release on February 27 at 10 AM, and then join us again on Monday, March 1 at 6 PM for an interactive conversation with Phillips on Instagram Live (@msmuseumart).
About the Maker:
Stephen Phillips is born and raised in Crawford, MS, where he has operated his ceramics studio, “Stephen Potter House Productions,” since 2015. Phillips earned his Associate of Arts degree from East Mississippi Community College, and later earned his Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from Mississippi University for Women where he was trained by national and international artists alike. Phillips’ accolades include winning 1st place in the 2011 Mississippi Collegiate Show for ceramics, and his work has been displayed in galleries and gift shops of the Mississippi University for Women’s Eugenia Summer Gallery, the Rosenweig Arts Center, the R.E. Hunt’s Museum, and the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. His work is currently on display at the East Mississippi Community College’s permanent collection gallery, located in Scooba, MS. Phillips is a board member of the Columbus Art Council and an advisory board member of the Mississippi University for Women galleries.
