About the Artist
Glenn Woods grew up in Middlebury, Indiana. In 1976, Woods moved to Indianapolis where he attended the University of Indianapolis and in 1980 earned a Bachelor’s degree in Arts with a concentration in pottery.
Middlebury, as well as other small towns in northern Indiana, was heavily influenced by the Amish and Mennonite cultures. While growing up in the rural Indiana farmland, Woods explored the surrounding woods, lakes and gravel pits. Many of the patterns found in his pieces originate from those experiences. He uses leaves, shells and textures found in nature and sometimes locked in rock fossils as patterns, stencils or press molds, forever locking their beauty in the clay. He now lives in Florida where he produces his exquisite crystalline pottery.