In December of 2010 Ed Thompson lost a courageous battle to cancer.
Ed you will be remembered by all for your kind heart and your amazing
talents. If you would like to see a wonderful collection of photos
please visit Mary Cuzick's Facebook Page.
Ed Thompson discovered ceramics in high school, when the crafts
class teacher pointed out a potter’s wheel sitting in the corner of the classroom.
Intrigued, Ed decided to give it a try and ended up making pots for more
than 30 years.
After high school, Ed took classes at
the UCSD Crafts Center and Mesa College, but he really learned his craft doing
piecework for various production potteries around town. In the mid
1980’s he returned to the Crafts Center as an instructor and he taught
ceramics classes there off and on for years. He was a long-time member of the San Diego
Potters’ Guild and Allied Craftsmen of San Diego.
Ed is probably best known
for his meticulously carved stoneware and porcelain and his thrown and altered
pieces. He also played around with smoke fired burnished ware and a little
bit of wood firing (when he was living in Oregon).
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