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A studio potter is one who is a modern artist or artisan, who either works alone or in a small group, producing unique items of pottery in small quantities, typically with all stages of manufacture carried out by themselves. [1] Studio pottery includes functional wares such as tableware, cookware and non-functional wares such as sculpture ...
George Edgar Ohr (July 12, 1857 – April 7, 1918) was an American ceramic artist and the self-proclaimed "Mad Potter of Biloxi" in Mississippi. [1] In recognition of his innovative experimentation with modern clay forms from 1880 to 1910, some consider him a precursor to the American Abstract-Expressionism movement.
Odundo, who in 2008 was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Art, [23] was made a Dame (DBE) in the Queen's 2020 New Year's Honours. [24] [25] [26] In 2022 is a world famous ceramic artist and Chancellor of the University of the Creative Arts. In 2008 she received the African Art Recognition Award from ...
Toshiko Takaezu (June 17, 1922 – March 9, 2011) [1] was an American ceramic artist, painter, sculptor, and educator whose oeuvre spanned a wide range of mediums, including ceramics, weavings, bronzes, and paintings. She is noted for her pioneering work in ceramics and has played an important role in the international revival of interest in ...
Peter Voulkos (born Panagiotis Harry Voulkos; 29 January 1924 – 16 February 2002) was an American artist of Greek descent.He is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic sculptures, [1] which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art.
Maria Poveka Montoya Martinez (c. 1887 – July 20, 1980) was a Puebloan artist who created internationally known pottery. [1] [2] Martinez (born Maria Poveka Montoya), her husband Julian, and other family members, including her son Popovi Da, examined traditional Pueblo pottery styles and techniques to create pieces which reflect the Pueblo people's legacy of fine artwork and crafts.
Many of Robineau's works are containers, including her most famous work, the Scarab Vase, a tall, incised porcelain vase that took over 1000 hours to make. [6] In 2000, Art & Antiquities magazine named it the most important piece of American ceramics of the last hundred years.
Bernard Leach: Potter and Artist, London: Crafts Council. Weinberg, Robert. (1999). Spinning the Clay into Stars: Bernard Leach and the BaháΚΌí Faith. Oxford: George Ronald Publishers. ISBN 978-0-85398-440-5 (paper) Ohara Museum of Art/Asahi Shimbun (1980): An Exhibition of the Art of Bernard Leach. Catalogue in Japanese.