Joseph Sand (b. 1982, Austin, MN) trained as a sculptor at the University of Minnesota, receiving a B.F.A. in 2006.
During his undergraduate courses, he studied for one year in Italy, followed by another year in England, after receiving a very competitive, college-wide scholarship. While in England, he worked alongside many prolific potters, including Svend Bayer and Clive Bowen, which heavily influenced his direction as an artist, taking up functional pottery as a means of personal expression.
His work combines the styles of traditional, Southern alkaline glazeware and East Asian design, among others. Using a wood-fired kiln, both salt- and ash-glazed wares are produced.
He has just completed a three-year apprenticeship with Mark Hewitt and now resides in Randleman, North Carolina.
