Richard E. DeVore: Sculpting Silence and Organic Form Richard E. DeVore (1933 – 2006) was an American ceramicist whose distinctive style—characterized by simple, organically inspired forms rendered in muted glazes—earned him recognition as one of the foremost masters of stoneware in his era. Born in Toledo, Ohio, DeVore’s artistic journey began with a Bachelor of Education degree focused on art from the University of Toledo (1955), fo…