Founder R. Guy Cowan was born in East Liverpool Ohio and schooled at the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics (now Alfred University) with Charles Fergus “Daddy” Binns, the school’s director, commonly referred to as “The Father of American Studio Ceramics”.
In 1908 Cowan relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, and taught ceramics at East Technical High School while continuing his own ceramic work and experimentation. Guy opened his own studio in 1912 [...] Click here to continue reading.