Mary Dye (Mary Mary Dye)

Eaton High School

Class of 1972

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First Name	Mary
Last Name	Dye
Maiden Name	Mary Dye
Graduation Year	Class of 1972
Gender	Female
Current Location	2880 Larks Lake Rd., Pellston, MI 49769
Hometown	Pellston, MI
Relationship Status	Divorced
About Me	I've been a full-time ceramic artist for the last 25 years, and a part-time musician. Music has given me the framework for my life. I fell in love with the sound of the trumpet at the age of 7. I hold a Master's in Trumpet Performance from Indiana University where I was privileged to be a student of William Adam. I am the only woman to have gotten a Master's degree from his studio. My goal was to become a member of a major orchestra in the US. I took 12 national auditions 1980 - 1984. I won 3 of those auditions, but was not hired - specifically given the reason that I was a woman. The prevailing attitude was that a woman could not handle the physical and mental demands of orchestral trumpet playing. I had a good run as a freelancer, and managed to support myself for about 10 years with pick-up jobs, occasional day-jobs, and my brass quintet gigs. It took me a long time to realize I was not going to get the job I really wanted, and to accept that it didn't matter how good I was. So - I decided to re-tool. I never stopped doing what I was doing as an artist, I switched mediums. I did a 3 yr. apprenticeship, working with Stephen Mickey at the Evanston Art Center in Evanston, Illinois. And I kept up playing tpt as much as I could. Today I am a full-time studio potter, recently relocated from the Chicago Area to Northern Michigan. (Thank you, Covid). I have a nearly completed studio and a wonderful new wood fire kiln, designed and built with Donovan Palmquist. This is a large, 100 cu. ft. double chambered kiln, which requires a cooperative group of 3-6 potters/artists to fill and to fire. I am passionate about arts education for all, building creative community, and the importance of hand-made work. I belie...(read more)