JOHN SHEDD DESIGNS
About John Shedd
John Shedd is an award-winning ceramic artist whose work explores the timeless interplay of glaze, color, and natural texture. He earned his MFA in Ceramics from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and his BFA from Rockford College in Illinois.
Working from his studio in Hopewell, New Jersey, with his ceramics now featured at the Tomato Factory Antiques & Design Center, Shedd creates distinctive, handcrafted works celebrated for their depth, luminosity, and organic surfaces.
A recipient of the Niche Award for Craft Excellence and a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship, John’s ceramics have been exhibited nationally and are represented in numerous private collections. He is an active member of the American Craft Council and New Jersey Designer Craftsmen.
By Jean Stratton, Town Topics
Talent, imagination, skill, and experience all come together when artisan John Shedd works on his creations.
At his Hopewell studio, which he built in 2018, he starts the process: planning, designing, carefully taking it step by step, until ultimately bringing it to fruition as it is heated in the kiln.
Many of the finished items are then displayed at The Tomato Factory Antiques & Design Center, 2 Somerset Street in Hopewell, where he has had a gallery since 2017. Others have been commissioned and then presented to the recipient, whether an individual or organization.
As he comments, “While a great deal of my work now is commissioned, the bulk of the work is speculative or made for the trade. There is a little more freedom in making things that aren’t ordered.”
