Allester Dillon

98 Alta Vista,
Mill Valley,
CA 94941
 415 388-6487

Artist's Statement I worked in clay from 1975 to 1995, making hand-built functional objects at first, then moving on to sculptural forms. I made woven pots and large sculptural vessels from coils of clay. In the late 1980's, I discovered fiber construction through Carole Beadle's classes at CCAC and the College of Marin where I began to incorporate fiber into my pieces. By the mid 1990's, arthritis stopped my clay work, but my fascination with fiber was in full swing. I used, for the first time, some clay pieces as bases, but now consider myself a fiber sculptor. While working with round reed, bamboo, palm fiber, willow, waxed thread and handmade paper, I look forward to exploring the use of other fibers. I am a long-time member of Artisans Gallery; an active member of the Baulines Crafts Guild, Sign and Insight, and fiber/Dimensions; and am an emeritus member of the Association of Clay and Glass Artists.  Education 1990-1993, 2003 Fiber construction with Carole Beadle, COLLEGE OF MARIN 1987 Fiber Construction I and II with Carole Beadle, CCAC, Oakland, CA 1974-1975 Perception Workshops with Ann O'Hanlon, SIGHT AND INSIGHT, Mill Valley Work Experience 1996-present Fiber Construction 1987-1996 Incorporates fiber in ceramic construction 1975-1995 Full-time work as potter using hand-building methods Group Shows, Selected 2000 Featured Artist, Monuments, ARTISANS, Mill Valley, CA 2000 Bay Area Selections: Textiles and Fiber Arts, RICHMOND ART CENTER One, Two, and Three Person Shows 1986 Desert Walls, ARTISANS, Mill Valley, CA 1984 Weaving with Clay, HANDWORKS, Carmel, CA 1984 Woven Clay, ONE OF A KIND GALLERY, Guilford, CT 1982 Woven Clay, ARTISANS, Mill Valley, CA Awards 2002 Crafts, Professional Artists Grant, The Marin Arts Council 2000 The Second Annual Ernie Kim Award, Fiber Arts, RICHMOND ART CENTER 1996 Crafts, Professional Artists Grant, The Marin Arts Council 1995 The Milleys, Mill Valley Art Commission Creative Achievement Award 1994 Living Treasure Award, ARTISANS, Mill Valley, CA