... THESISPRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ART AND DESIGNEAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS Ralph Slatton, ... discussed: the artist’s development, including the influences of Stephen De Staebler, in his treatment of the indi-vidual in mass culture, and of Mary Frank, in psychological content and in the use of ... 11Catharsis2001.Bisque clay, with paper clay. 18.5 x 15x 11.5 in. page 24I began making waves and ripples of paper clay just for their own beauty, pit-firingthem just to see how the smoke would kiss them each...