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About Jacob
Jacob Bassett is a graduate of UMass Dartmouth with a BFA in ceramics. His work focuses on wheel thrown forms that incorporate sgraffito and carved designs, and he has been working in ceramics for six years. Outside of ceramics, he also teaches art to children from toddlers through middle schoolers through a local art studio where he took his first private art class 17 years ago, at 6 years old.
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Jacob’s journey in ceramics began during his freshman year of college at UMass Dartmouth in 2019–2020. He became involved when he took an introductory wheel throwing class with Jim Lawton before his retirement. This led to him spending the remainder of his college career developing his own body of work and his message with it. The overarching goal of his work is to give everyone a unique, one of a kind piece that operates as both a functional work of art and a textured piece for those who have a need for the sensory aspects of the piece. The focus of his work is to have a constant state of experimentation, texture, and functionality, with the work being accessible to everyone.