BILLY RAY MANGHAM HAS BEEN WORKING IN CLAY FOR 30 YEARS.  HE RECEIVED A B.A. IN CERAMICS FROM SAN JOSE STATE U. IN SAN JOSE, CA, AND A M.A. AND M.F.A. FROM STEPHEN F. AUSTIN UNIV. IN NACOGDOCHES, TX.  AFTER TEACHING FOR THE AUSTIN MUSEUM OF ART AND AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN AUSTIN, TX FOR TEN YEARS, HE PURCHASED LAND AND BEGAN TO BUILD HIS HOUSE AND STUDIO NEAR SAN MARCOS IN 1989.  HE AND BEVERLY WERE MARRIED IN 1990.  "MY WORK CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON THE RAKU PROCESS.  THE COLORS AND THE INTERACTION WITH THE FIRE NEVER CEASE TO PULL ME FORWARD.  AT PRESENT I AM WORKING  ON LARGE SCULPTURES USING TECHNIQUES I LEARNED WHILE IN A MONTH LONG SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM IN PANAVEZYS, LITHUANIA WITH AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ARTISTS.  PICTURES OF THIS WORK WILL BE COMING SOON.


BIG MEAT AT OJO DEL PERRO
BIG MEAT IN MEMPHIS


BIG MEAT IN MISSISSIPPI
 LITHUANIA, AUGUST, 2006


RECENT WORK FALL 2006


BOOTH AT CLAYFEST, 2006


On March 8, 2006 in Portland, Oregon at the National Conference on Education in Ceramic Arts, Billy Ray signed copies of his new CD in the Ceramics Monthly booth. This CD has 4 songs on it - "When Elvis was a Potter", "The Chuck-Wills-Widow Song", "Texas Clay (Spin, Spin, Spin)", and a truly great Bar B Que song, "Blessing of the Pork". This CD was recorded by Billy Ray’s good friend Steve James at King Slim Studio and was produced by John and Darlene Williams of Trinity Ceramics. Angela Gallia did all the wonderful layout and leg work. Click the title to hear the song. Copyright ©   Billy Ray Mangham


THESE TWO PIECES WERE FIRED IN AN ANAGAMA KILN IN LITHUANIA THIS SUMMER.



MY GOOD FRIENDS RIMAS VISGIRDAS AND JOHN WILLIAMS

AT TEXAS CLAY FESTIVAL. OCTOBER, 2006


SMOKIN BUNNY W/

DEVIL DOLL

 MR. HAPPY W/DEVIL WILD CHILD




STALIN PARK

AN "AMUSEMENT" PARK IN LITHUANIA

ROMAS, RIMAS, NAUGAS, AND BILLY RAY

 

 

AT "EUROPA SCULPTURE PARK"

  

MY BUDDY
   
     


BILLY RAY AND RIMAS IN PANAVEZYS

TWO DOGS AT CLAY FEST 2006

BILLY RAY AND RIMAS WITH A FEW OF

THEIR MANY LITHUANIAN FANS AT THE

SYMPOSIUM OPENING,  AUGUST, 2006

RELAXING WITH AN "UTENOS" ALUS ON THE

BEACH IN NIDA, LITHUANIA, AUGUST 2006