Dick Hay

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In 1962, I was a sophomore at Ohio University majoring in Art Education with an emphasis in sculpture. At that time, I thought that I wanted to be a high school art teacher. Part of the Art Education curriculum mandated that I take a course in ceramics. Ceramics at Ohio University was taught by Professor Henry Lin, a master potter who immigrated to the United States from China. That sophomore year, I took a course in ceramics to fulfill my curriculum requirement and immediately fell in love with the media. I enjoyed everything about ceramics. I enjoyed working with clay; I loved working on the wheel. The large kilns and the temperatures that they could attain completely overwhelmed me. I was most impressed with Professor Lin and the joy that he reflected for the media. Two months into the course, I realized that I wanted to take as many courses in ceramics that I could. I changed my major from Art Education and completely forgot about ever wanting to teach high school. I decided to devote as much of my education to ceramics and to working with Professor Lin.

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