Officially "Lo-chai Chen," Lloyd obtained a B.S. degree in zoology
from the National Taiwan University, a M.S. degree in fisheries biology from
the University of Alaska, and then a Ph.d. in marine biology from the University
of California at San Diego. He is an emeritus professor of
biology at the San Diego State University where he taught from 1969 to 2001.
Lloyd's area of expertise is ichthyology and aquaculture. He
studies rockfishes of the North Pacific and aquaculture in China and Taiwan.
Lloyd has published numerous research papers on rockfishes. For
many years Lloyd served as a consultant for the World Bank on numerous aquaculture
projects in China. He has authored a book "Aquaculture
in Taiwan". Now retired from the academic life, Lloyd calls himself
a potter.
Lloyd picked up ceramics as a hobby in 1991 and has been relaxing himself
doing ceramics ever since. He throws on the wheel, making
cups, bowls, jars, vases and teapots among other things, mostly using porcelain,
fired to cone 10 in rutile iron glazes. Lloyd puts in tremendous amount
of efforts in developing unique forms and styles. His wares are mostly
functional but because of the fine details in the workmanship and unusual
glazes he developed, they are used more often as decorative displays.
Although Lloyd acquired all his ceramics skills in the United States, he
was born in China and grew up in Taiwan. The oriental flavor is
clearly shown in many of his pieces. Lloyd has not had much formal
trainings in ceramics but has taken ceramic courses from John Conrad and
Brian Gillis at Mesa College in San Diego.
To see more ceramic works by Lloyd, please visit http://www.lchenceramics.com
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