Jeff Guin on wed 26 jan 11
Just recently aquired a Harvey Littleton Treadle Wheel and posted a
short anecdote on Coulee Region Art Blog. Would love some info about
Lttleton or the wheel if you have any to share.
Jeff in Coon valley, WI
Marcia Selsor on wed 26 jan 11
I have been to Harvey's house at an NCECA in Madison about 1971. He is =3D
recognized as the father of studio glass blowing from around the 1960s =3D
in Madison WI.
He taught at U of W Madison for many years. My glass teacher, Bill =3D
Boysen, was his student. Audery Handler was also his student among many =3D
others.
Marcia
On Jan 26, 2011, at 11:00 AM, Jeff Guin wrote:
> Just recently aquired a Harvey Littleton Treadle Wheel and posted a
> short anecdote on Coulee Region Art Blog. Would love some info about
> Lttleton or the wheel if you have any to share.
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> Jeff in Coon valley, WI
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Marcia Selsor
http://www.marciaselsor.com
John Britt on wed 26 jan 11
http://www.littletoncollection.com/Littleton,%20Harvey/harvey_littleton.h=
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tm
He lives here in Spruce Pine, NC.
John Britt
www.johnbrittpottery.com
Bonnie Staffel on thu 27 jan 11
I would like to add a little to Harvey's history in my life as well. He =3D
was
my first advanced teacher at the Toledo Museum School of Art night =3D
classes.
This was his first job when he finished at Cranbrook. He was =3D
instrumental in
urging me to apply for study at Cranbrook. This changed my life and =3D
secured
my role in my goal to become a potter. I was also given a scholarship to
Cranbrook most likely through his help.=3D20
When the early studies of studio glass blowing were offered again at the
Toledo Museum, I studied for a year with Fritz Dreisbach, one of his
students. He and Dominic Labino were instrumental in this new studio =3D
glass
movement. He was also instrumental in starting the Ann Arbor Potters =3D
Guild
and then helped the Toledo Potters Guild begin with a core of potters in =
=3D
the
area. Edith Franklin was one of the founders and I was invited to join a
year or so after when I returned to the Toledo area.=3D20
Those days were heady in excitement over all the activity and interest =3D
in
both pottery and glass. If each of you can remember back in your very
beginning years of exploring pottery making, then just imagine how we =3D
felt
in those early years, with just a smattering of teaching institutions =3D
and
few books for reference. So many of those early potters have taken =3D
pottery
and glass to new heights in the art world. There are still struggles and
there will be new opportunities for creativity in the future. I feel =3D
Clayart
is one of those forums that will put the information out there to help =3D
us
all grow, no matter how long we have been making pots. Harvey has played =
=3D
a
defining role in this movement.=3D20
Thanks for listening.
Bonnie
http://webpages.charter.net/bstaffel/
http://vasefinder.com/bstaffelgallery1.html
DVD=3DA0 Throwing with Coils and Slabs
DVD=3DA0 Introduction to Wheel Work
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