Ken Shenstone 29005 Albion Rd. Albion, MI 49224. shenstone@sbcglobal.net kenshenstone.com
Education
BFA with a Concentration in Ceramic Art, Albion College, Albion, MI 1984
Work Experience
Albion Anagama, Albion, MI
960 cubic foot anagama designed and built 1985-1987
3,000 square foot multi-discipline studio including ceramics, metal and wood working designed and built 2006 – 2008
Single Chamber Catenary Wood Kiln designed and built with Ryan Dalman 2009
Areas of Expertise
Kiln designing and building, studio construction, firing wood, gas and electric kilns, designing and building custom furniture, welding and technical consultation
Mentors
Dick Leach, Williemay Cheek, David Smith, David Sippkof, John Dix, Ralph Illgenfritz
Kilns Built
2010
Jay Howe’s Single Catenary Wood Kiln, Ann Arbor, MI
2000
Albion College Gas Kiln, Albion, MI
1998
Albion College Catenary Arch Wood Kiln, Albion, MI
Red Pine Pottery Sprung Arch Gas Kiln, Ortonville, MI
1993
Sprung Arch Gas Kiln- Lahser High School
Teaching Experience
1996 – 2004
Albion College Technician
Teaching welding, wood working, loading and firing of kilns, throwing, making glazes, mixing clay, equipment maintenance
2000
Co-hosted Michigan Mud with Albion College, Albion, MI
Selected Exhibitions
2014
Finding A Way In: Explorations In Clay, Albion College, Albion, MI
Bindley Collection of Ceramics, Edgewood College Gallery, Madison, WI
Garden Party, Pewabic, Detroit, MI
Holiday Sale, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI
2012
Ceramic Surface: Chaos To Perfection, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2004
The Naked Truth, International Wood Fire Network, Iowa City, IA
Permanent Collection Pieces
Crocker Art Museum