About Matthew

Matthew Hyleck is a ceramic artist currently living and working in Parkville, MD. Matthew earned his BFA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH in 1997. He is an artist-in-residence at Baltimore Clayworks, a nonprofit ceramic arts center, where he also teaches studio ceramics and has served as the Education Coordinator since 2000.

Matthew's utilitarian ceramics have received three Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant in Craft in 2018, 2011, 2007 and 2005. His… more

landscape II - influence

My ceramic work is defined directly by my love for natural objects. Natural forms and symbols are always finding their way into my work. My current works have evolved from my search for place and the placement of particular objects within a defined landscape environment. The interaction between an object and its environment is what I look to capture through my functional ceramic work. I am exploring the ways in which the landscape changes through the seasons; specifically how a field is defined by its location, refined by its designated purpose and constrained by it fenced borders.
  • Clouds - texture detail
    Clouds - texture detail
  • Fields - aerial
    Fields - aerial
  • Fields - aerial
    Fields - aerial
  • Field - aerial
    Field - aerial
  • Clouds - texture detail
    Clouds - texture detail
  • River valley - aerial
    River valley - aerial
  • The Bay - aerial
    The Bay - aerial
  • Clouds - texture detail
    Clouds - texture detail
  • Fields - aerial
    Fields - aerial
  • Fields - aerial
    Fields - aerial

landscape I - influence & details

  • slat wood
    slat wood
    Ohio slat wood pile 2010
  • leaf detail - Monkton, MD
    leaf detail - Monkton, MD
  • corn - Monkton, MD
    corn - Monkton, MD
  • spent flower detail - Monkton, MD
    spent flower detail - Monkton, MD
  • field - Monkton, MD
    field - Monkton, MD
  • field - Monkton, MD
    field - Monkton, MD
  • Leaf detail - Monkton, MD
    Leaf detail - Monkton, MD
  • Field
    Field
  • pallet wood - Logan, OH
    pallet wood - Logan, OH
    pallet wood - Logan, OH 2010

Field Platters series

My ceramic work is defined directly by my love for natural objects. Natural forms and symbols are always finding their way into my work. My current works have evolved from my search for place and the placement of particular objects within a defined landscape environment. The interaction between an object and its environment is what I look to capture through my functional ceramic work. I am exploring the ways in which the landscape changes through the seasons; specifically how a field is defined by its location, refined by its designated purpose and constrained by it fenced borders.
I work with commercially manufactured stoneware and porcelain clay, changing clay specifically in response to the intended glaze finish for each piece. All works are bisque fired to cone 04 (1922 F) in an electric kiln and glaze fired to cone 10 (2345 F) in a propane downdraft reduction kiln.
  • Field Platter "fold"
    Field Platter "fold"
    stoneware, copper inlay, porcelain slip, Shino, wood ash ^10 gas reduction
  • Field Platter - arch seam
    Field Platter - arch seam
    stoneware, porcelain slip, iron inlay, Shino, wood ash ^10 reduction 3" x 14" x 14" 2009
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    img_6581.JPG
  • Field Platter - center seam with pool
    Field Platter - center seam with pool
    stoneware, porcelain slip, oxide, Shino, wood ash ^10 gas reduction 3" x 15" x 15" 2010
  • Field Platter_single seam
    Field Platter_single seam
    stoneware, porcelain slip, oxide, Shino, wood ash ^10 gas reduction 2.5" x 15" x 15" 2010
  • Field Platter - bowed wire
    Field Platter - bowed wire
    stoneware, slip inlay, Shino, wood ash,= ^10 gas reduction 3" x 15" x 15" 2010
  • Field Platter _ parallel seam
    Field Platter _ parallel seam
    stoneware, slip inlay, Shino, wood ash ^10 gas reduction 2.5" x 15" x 15" 2009
  • Field Platter - 2010
    Field Platter - 2010
    stoneware, slip inlay, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 15" x 15" x 3"
  • Pentagon Platter
    Pentagon Platter
    hump molded form stoneware, green slip, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 2" x 14" x 14"

Horizon Jars

My ceramic work is defined directly by my love for natural objects. Natural forms and symbols are always finding their way into my work. My current works have evolved from my search for place and the placement of particular objects within a defined landscape environment. The interaction between an object and its environment is what I look to capture through my functional ceramic work. I am exploring the ways in which the landscape changes through the seasons; specifically how a field is defined by its location, refined by its designated purpose and constrained by it fenced borders.
  • New Horizon Jar
    New Horizon Jar
    stoneware, crackle Shino OU woodfire symposium 2010 ^11 catenary arch woodfire
  • New Horizon Jar
    New Horizon Jar
    stoneware, porcelain slip, oxide, Shino, wood ash ^10 gas reduction 7" x 7" x 10" Craftforms 2010
  • New Horizon Jar
    New Horizon Jar
    stoneware, porcelain slip, Shino ^11 Ohio University Tube Kiln 8" x 8" x 10" OU Woodfire Symposium summer 2010
  • New Horizon Jar
    New Horizon Jar
    stoneware, slip, Shino, oxide, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 7" x 7" x 10" NCECA Biennial 2009
  • Tea Caddy - seam
    Tea Caddy - seam
    stoneware, crackle Shino, oxide ^10 gas reduction 6" x 6" x 6" 2008
  • Tea Caddy - seam
    Tea Caddy - seam
    black stoneware, crackle Shino ^10 gas reduction 7" x 7" x 8" 2009
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    img_4925_1
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    Hyleck_New Horizon Jar_chevron_2014.JPG
  • New Horizon Jar
    New Horizon Jar
    black stoneware, crackle Shino ^11 woodfire, Ohio University Tube kiln 8" x 8" x 11" OU Woodfire Symposium summer 2010
  • New Horizon Jar
    New Horizon Jar

Bourbon Bottles and Teapots - texture and pattern

  • Teapot with Saucer
    Teapot with Saucer
    porcelain, Shino, wood ash ^10 gas reduction 2006
  • Single Serve Teapot
    Single Serve Teapot
    porcelain, Shino, wood ash ^10 gas reduction 2006
  • Teapot
    Teapot
    stoneware, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction
  • Teapot / Coffee Pot
    Teapot / Coffee Pot
    stoneware, Shino wax overlay, wood ash ^10 gas reduction 2008
  • Teapot
    Teapot
    stoneware, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction
  • Teapot
    Teapot
    stoneware, Shino w/ wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 6" x 9" x 8"
  • Bourbon Bottle set
    Bourbon Bottle set
    stoneware, porcelain slip, Shino, wood ash, ^10 reduction
  • Bourbon Bottle set
    Bourbon Bottle set
    Stoneware, Shino wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction
  • Bourbon Bottle
    Bourbon Bottle
    stoneware, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 4" x 6" x 11"

Teabowls and Bourbon Cups

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    img_0969-2.jpg
  • Yunomi - teabowl
    Yunomi - teabowl
    stoneware, PD Crackle Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 2013
  • Yunomi - teabowl
    Yunomi - teabowl
    porcelain, Malcolm Davis Carbon Trap Shino, ^10 reduction 2013
  • Teabowl
    Teabowl
    black stoneware, PD crackle Shino, ^10 gas reduction 4" x 4" x 4"
  • Teabowl
    Teabowl
    stoneware, PD crackle Shino, ^10 gas reduction
  • Teabowl
    Teabowl
    stoneware, PD crackle Shino, ^10 gas reduction
  • Yunomi
    Yunomi
    porcelain Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 4" x 4.5" x 4.5"
  • Yunomi pair
    Yunomi pair
    stoneware, Shino w/ wax overlay, wood ash ^10 gas reduction 4" x 4" x 4" each
  • Yunomi
    Yunomi
    stoneware, Shino wax overlay, applied wood ash 4" x 4" x 4" ^10 reduction
  • Yunomi
    Yunomi
    porcelain, Malcolm Davis carbon trap Shino, ^10 gas reduction 3.5" x 3.5" x 4" 2012

Tableware - service and centerpiece

My goal is to create utilitarian pots for every day use, simple forms that speak primarily about functionality and the intimacy gained through daily use. The life of a pot becomes complete only when it is used and so I strive to make work not for the shelf but for the table. I am very interested in telling a simple story or narrative about place; whether that is an objects place in time, a direct reference to location or an objectâ??s intended place within the house.
I work with commercially manufactured standard stoneware and porcelain clay, changing clay specifically in response to the intended glaze finish for each piece. All works are bisque fired to cone 04 (1922 F) in an electric kiln and glaze fired to cone 10 (2345 F) in a propane downdraft reduction kiln.
  • tri Platter
    tri Platter
    stoneware, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 2" x 10.5" x 10.5"
  • Square Serving Plate - chevron pattern
    Square Serving Plate - chevron pattern
    stoneware, Shino w/ wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 1.5" x 12" x 12.5"
  • Square Platter - hatch pattern
    Square Platter - hatch pattern
    stoneware, Shino w/ wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 1.5" x 12" x 12.5"
  • Rectangular Serving Platter
    Rectangular Serving Platter
    stoneware, Shino w/ wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction. 5" x 12" x 18"
  • Double Handle Platter
    Double Handle Platter
    stoneware, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 3.5" x 15" x 17"
  • Service Platter
    Service Platter
    stoneware, Shino wax overlay, wood ash ^10 gas reduction 2.5" x 15" x 15" 2010
  • Pentagon Platter
    Pentagon Platter
    hand-built slab + coil stoneware, Shino w/ wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 2.5" x 14" x 14"
  • Drop Rim Platter
    Drop Rim Platter
    hump mold + wheel thrown stoneware, Shino w/ wax overlay, wood ash ^10 reduction 3.5" x 20" x 20"
  • Drop Rim Platter - 5 point
    Drop Rim Platter - 5 point
    stoneware, Shino wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 3" x 19" x 19"
  • Drop Rim Platter
    Drop Rim Platter
    hump mold + wheel thrown stoneware, Shino, wood ash ^10 reduction 3" x 18" x 18"

Tableware - Pattern

My goal is to create utilitarian pots for every day use, simple forms that speak primarily about functionality and the intimacy gained through daily use. The life of a pot becomes complete only when it is used and so I strive to make work not for the shelf but for the table. I am very interested in telling a simple story or narrative about place; whether that is an objects place in time, a direct reference to location or an objectâ??s intended place within the house.
I work with commercially manufactured standard stoneware and porcelain clay, changing clay specifically in response to the intended glaze finish for each piece. All works are bisque fired to cone 04 (1922 F) in an electric kiln and glaze fired to cone 10 (2345 F) in a propane downdraft reduction kiln.
  • Coffee Mug - pair
    Coffee Mug - pair
    stoneware, Shino wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 2013
  • Coffee Mug - pair
    Coffee Mug - pair
    stoneware, Shino wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 2013
  • Soup Bowl set - 4 corners
    Soup Bowl set - 4 corners
    wheel thrown stoneware, Shino w/ wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 5" x 6" x 6"
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    009-hyleck-10-29-2008019.JPG
  • Soup Bowl - set of 4
    Soup Bowl - set of 4
    stoneware, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 4.5" x 6" x 6"
  • Soup or Salad Bowl - set of 4
    Soup or Salad Bowl - set of 4
    stoneware, Shino wax overlay, applied wood ash 2.5" x 8" x 8" ^10 gas reduction
  • Soup Bowl - set of 4
    Soup Bowl - set of 4
    stoneware, shino wax overlay, ash 4" x 6" x 6" each
  • Tea Cup and Saucer - set of 2
    Tea Cup and Saucer - set of 2
    stoneware, shino wax overlay, ash 4.5" x 4.5" x 4.5" each
  • Teabowls - set of 4
    Teabowls - set of 4
    stoneware, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 4" x 4" x 4"
  • Tri Soup or Salad Bowl - set of 4
    Tri Soup or Salad Bowl - set of 4
    stoneware, Shino wax overlay, applied wood ash ^10 gas reduction 3" x 8" x 8"

Dinner Plates - pattern

My ceramic work is defined directly by my love for natural objects. Natural forms and symbols are always finding their way into my work. My current works have evolved from my search for place and the placement of particular objects within a defined landscape environment. The interaction between an object and its environment is what I look to capture through my functional ceramic work. I am exploring the ways in which the landscape changes through the seasons; specifically how a field is defined by its location, refined by its designated purpose and constrained by it fenced borders.
I work with commercially manufactured standard stoneware and porcelain clay, changing clay specifically in response to the intended glaze finish for each piece. All works are bisque fired to cone 04 (1922 F) in an electric kiln and glaze fired to cone 10 (2345 F) in a propane downdraft reduction kiln.
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    img_9121.jpg
  • Dinner Plate - hatch pattern
    Dinner Plate - hatch pattern
    stoneware, Shino wax overlay, wood ash ^10 gas reduction 2" x 10" x 10"
  • Lunch & Dinner Plate setting
    Lunch & Dinner Plate setting
    stoneware, Shino wax overlay, wood ash ^10 gas reduction Lunch - 1" x 8" x 8" Dinner - 2" x 10" x 10"
  • Dinner Plate - set of 4
    Dinner Plate - set of 4
    stoneware, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 1.5" x 10" x 10"
  • Dinner Plate - set of 4
    Dinner Plate - set of 4
    stoneware, Shino, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 1.5" x 10" x 10" each
  • Square Dinner Plate - diagonal stripe
    Square Dinner Plate - diagonal stripe
    hump mold + wheel thrown stoneware, Shino w/ wax overlay, wood ash, ^10 gas reduction 1.5" x 10" x 10" each
  • Pentagonal Dinner Plate - set of 4
    Pentagonal Dinner Plate - set of 4
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    hyleck_matthew_square-plate-set-4_2014.jpg