I am Coy Quakenbush.  I am presently living on the land I grew up on about ¾ of a mile from center of Saxapahaw, NC. I am a self-taught art pottery maker, painter, sculptor, and all around clay person. I use clay building techniques from the turn of the millennium. I have my own studio and recently new, CoyQ Artworks Gallery, at my home/studio, in a semi-rural area in central NC, USA.

I started my art journey about 1987.  I was looking for a hobby to pass the time in the evenings before bedtime. So much for the hobby side when I happened on a bag of clay and a video tape about the potters in Mata Ortiz, Mexico. I was hooked on clay. Now, I not only make fabulous Mata Ortiz Pottery, but also, I do clay sculptures, paintings with colored clay slips, Raku pottery, pit-fired pottery, and epoxy decorated pieces, to name some of the other art directions I travel. I have just recently started investigating the use of high voltage wood burning incorporated into my artwork.

For more information about Coy and his work please visit his website.