Adam Yungbluth
Director/Co-Owner
Adam Yungbluth was born in Mason, Ohio in the fall of 1981. As a youth he
excelled at digging holes and playing in the mud in the corner of the yard that
was affectionately known as, “the brickyard.” Many summer days were spent
with his friends building and rebuilding objects out of these bricks. Creative
ideas and tinkering were brought on by a father who was an oil painter focusing
on waterscapes and figures.
While working on a bachelors degree at Miami University of Ohio Adam
stumbled into Dennis Tobin’s ceramics studio and found something he was able
to relate to. Schooling had always been less than interesting, but ceramics had
the combination of history, chemistry and hands on practice that was immediately
attractive. After undergraduate school Adam moved down south and started
graduate school at The University of Mississippi, studying under Matt Long.
A few years later, and many tons of clay later, Adam received his M.F.A. and
moved to St Petersburg, Fl to be an Artist-In-Residence at the St. Petersburg
Clay Company.
Adam still resides in St Petersburg with his girlfriend Melissa and Alien and is
currently Co-owners of SPCC along with Matt Schiemann, who he first met when
they started their residencies together.
Artist Statement
With pottery, I am attempting to apply a comfortable harshness. Harshness is
applied with a heavy hand, while comfort comes from a snug color palette and
a subtle method of construction that leaves the forms at ease with their outward
appearance. From the morning cup of coffee, to the bowl at the end day that is
gets used for homemade ice cream, handmade pottery slows things down.
I give care to the things I make because the quality and passion translates to
the user. Making pottery allows for a chance to bring a part of myself to the
work. Being color blind, saturated color is very significant. Drawn and carved
imagery comes directly from the vocabulary of my life.
A while back I noticed that when I made pots on the wheel, there was a direct
attempt to make them look like anything but wheel made. The handmade pots
are pinched and coiled, then left in a state that is raw and crispy. The dark raw
clay body of terracotta allows for saturated color to be applied to the surface
that can either pop or be muted. Color is often a mystery to me. If it is bold and
saturated then there is a better chance I can tell what it is.
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