Steve Fullmer

Steve Fullmer (born 1946) is an American-born New Zealand potter.

Early life and education He was born in Portland, Oregon in 1946 and completed a Commercial Arts course at Mt. San Antonio Jr College in California between 1964 and 1965. Between 1971 and 1973, he studied Commercial Arts and Pottery at Long Beach Jr College. For ten years he worked with a woodfired kiln, before experimenting with gas, diesel and electric kilns. He works largely with earthenware pottery.

In an interview with Form Gallery in Christchurch, Fullmer discussed his working processes, saying,

"Some years ago I started exploring with new forms at the lower firing temperatures. Now what I try to show more than anything else is the feeling of clay. By stretching, tearing, pulling and pushing, the plastic qualities of the material become apparent. The firing procedure is very important as it gives life to this fragile material. I try to use fire in such a way that the passage of the flames show on the body of the work. Although I have a tremendous respect for traditions of ceramics, I do not wish to be a slave to them. I want my work to represent my time, my thoughts, and my people."