Andre Gogol writes;
“I was born in Calgary, Alberta and came to the West Coast to study Visual Art and Art History at the University of Victoria. There, I majored in painting and drawing and received an Honours Degree in 1998. 
Several years later, a fortuitous series of events led me back to UVIC where I discovered my talent and dedication to pottery through eminent Canadian potter Walter Dexter.
“I found in pottery a drive and intuitive quality I had not experienced in other media. Ideas I struggled with in paint seemed to occur more
naturally and fluidly in clay.”
After a period of working and teaching at a community pottery, I decided to establish my own studio. Focusing on techniques using the potter’s wheel, I fire most of my work to stoneware temperatures in an electric kiln.
Occasionally I fire my work in a gas kiln where I continue to work with the copper red glazes that initially attracted me to pottery.
“I’ve always been interested in rocks and geology. I am fascinated by the way that glazes and clay can be manipulated to produce rich and wonderful surfaces.”
My functional work is very durable and suitable for the microwave, oven and dishwasher. The stamp that I use to identify my pottery is based on a traditional Ukrainian cross design, into which I have worked my initials.
In addition to my work with clay, I currently teach at a High School in Sidney, British Columbia.
You can see Andre’s superb work at http://www.sidestreetstudio.com/catalog/index.php
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Norberto Estacion
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amazing pieces…