(1938 – 2020) Lynn Hone’s clay figures are created from stoneware clay. Each is numbered and in a limited-edition series. Unlike editions in cast bronze, however, each of Hone’s sculptures is individually handmade. The artist used a molded form to attain a basic body shape, then models the head and hands individually and attaches them to the body while the clay is still workable. Small decorative baskets are wheel-thrown. After each piece is completed, it is set aside to dry for up to two weeks prior to initial bisque firing. The bisque figures are then decorated with an iron oxide wash, the dark figures being covered completely with iron-oxide wash. Lighter-colored figures are left unfinished except for the decoration on the basket. Figures are placed is a gas kiln for a final reduction firing. The kiln reaches stoneware temperatures of 2,360 degrees and each sculpture is numbered as it is completed with the number being engraved just above the number of the edition size. It appears to the left of the artist’s name on each piece. Lynn Hone received his Associate Degree from Weber State College, Ogden, Utah; his Bachelor of Science Degree in Art Education from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah and his Master of Fine Arts Degree in sculpture and drawing from Utah State University, Logan, Utah. His work has been represented at various art gallery and is found in both private and public collections nationwide.