Richard DeVore

[5][6] While in Michigan, he studied ceramics under Maija Grotell,[5][7] an influential Finnish-born American ceramist.

In 1966, DeVore became head of the ceramics department at Cranbrook Academy of Art.

He joined the Colorado State University art faculty in 1978 where he continued teaching until 2004.

Based in Fort Collins, Colorado,[8] he was known for simple, organic forms finished in dull glazes that suggest polished stones, sun-bleached bones, or even translucent skin.

DeVore died from lung cancer in Fort Collins, Colorado on June 25, 2006.