Steve Aitchison

Steve Aitchison is known for both wheel thrown and slip cast porcelain pottery. In the case of slip cast work, molds are made from forms produced on the wheel. A unique formula is used to produce a porcelain-based clay body which can be fired in both wood kilns and open chambered kilns using carbon-based fuels. The clay body is not typical pure whiteporcelain but tinted toward light brown. Aitchison’s “Cloud Vessels” are wheel thrown and fired multiple times with carbon-based fuels in open kiln chambers. This firing technique creates organic, cloud-like surfaces patterning. Pieces can be fired several times, sometimes combining wood firing and container firing. Aitchison is also known for his “Spiral Galaxy Series” of wall platter installations. The platters are made of a high-fired conventional white porcelain clay body

His studio was the Creative Artist Studio of Ames (CASA)

SOURCE - https://www.themarksproject.org/marks/aitchison (Aug, 2024)

June 28, 1959 - July 18, 2024, he was born in Vinton, IA and spent time in Tucson, AZ from 1980-2005 as the designer for 5 Bridges Pottery he then moved back to Ames, IA.

SOURCE - https://www.affordablecremationandfuneralcare.com/obituaries/Steve-Aitchison?obId=32407597 (Aug, 2025)