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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. |
MAN WITH HAT - JULY 2009 |
THE CONDUCTOR - JULY 2009 |
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THESE TWO SCULPTURES CAME AFTER THE "REAL PEOPLE" SERIES I MADE FOR THE SAN ANGELO FINE ARTS MUSEUM IN APRIL 2009. TO SEE THE 23 SCULPTURES IN THAT SERIES, GO TO www.eyeofthedogartcenter.com. |
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| LITHUANIA, AUGUST, 2006 |
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BOOTH AT CLAYFEST, |
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THESE TWO PIECES WERE FIRED IN AN ANAGAMA KILN IN LITHUANIA IN 2006. |
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MY GOOD FRIENDS RIMAS VISGIRDAS AND JOHN WILLIAMS
AT TEXAS CLAY FESTIVAL. OCTOBER, 2006 |
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| SMOKIN BUNNY W/
DEVIL DOLL |
MR. HAPPY W/DEVIL | WILD CHILD |
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AN "AMUSEMENT" PARK IN LITHUANIA
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BILLY RAY AND RIMAS IN PANAVEZYS |
TWO DOGS AT CLAY FEST |
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 |
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