Helen Bates on sun 26 oct 03
Surfing with Helen Bates - New England sites - October 26th., 2003)
Massachussets
-- Stephanie Osser (Harvard University Ceramics Studio, Cambridge, MA USA=
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(Modelled and cast, wall hung and free standing sculptures of musical=20
instruments)
-- Ron Geering (Falmouth, MA, USA)
Ron Geering offers a line of contemporary and traditional slipware and=20
redware pottery. In his contemporary pieces, he has a very interesting=20
decorative style. In the traditional work, the glazes on the chargers=20
are inspired by the 17th century English pottery of the Toft family.
They are authentic lead glazes which he tells the visitor are "not=20
recommended for food."
-- Bradford Pottery Site (Kingston, MA, USA)
Artifacts salvaged and now at the historic "Plimouth" Plantation (aka=20
Plymouth)
-- Paradise City Arts Festivals (Northampton, MA, USA)
You have your choice of a link to a flash animated "explore the=20
artforms", or an HTML exhibitor webpages link. Artists (clay):=20
Alan/Rosemary Bennett; Roger Bisaillon; Marguerite Brennan; Michael=20
Cohen; Steve Frederick/Cherie Jemsek; Bob Green; Barbara Knutson; Janet=20
Lowe; John Mahoney; Marge Margulies; Lee / Bill Marshall; Maureen Mills=20
/ Steven Zoldak; Jules Polk; Jean Silverman; Vaughn L. Smith; Barbara=20
Walch.
(Shows are also held in Morgantown, Ma, Valley Forge, PA, and Fort=20
Lauderdale, FL.)
-- Ron Mello Pottery (Middleboro, MA, USA)
Ron makes stoneware and Raku pottery, plus garden and bonsai pieces,=20
including an ingenious stoneware watering can.
-- Barbara Walch (Thorndyke, ME, USA)
Some pots seem to borrow from Jomon pottery forms.
Vermont
-- Polk, Jules (Playful Pottery) (near Burlington, VT, USA)
Pots are glazed with sprayed soda ash solution. "Adopt a pot"?
Janno Gay - Flower Brook Pottery (Dorset, VT, USA)
Ms Gay uses a white earthenware throwing body. Her hand-painted pieces=20
are light of heart, and well-executed, though simple in style. An=20
excellent, professional-looking web site.
Bruce Murray (South Road Pottery) (Bradford, VT, USA)
Murray works in the European tradition, using colored slips and incised=20
decorations. He trained under Marguerite Wildenhain, whose work=20
inspired him to seek her out. He also says: "I love Modigliani=92s=20
economy of line and Matisse=92s use of color. Susan Peterson=92s rapturou=
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account of Shoji Hamada, the great Japanese potter, gave me the template=20
of a social potter who allows himself the joy and luxury of visitors."=20
"Social potter"! He uses stoneware clays for his work, which includes=20
functional ware, "Barnabas drawings" (on vessels), wall tiles, wall=20
plaques, and lamps. Beautiful warm work, especially the Barnabas pieces.
Maine
-- Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts (Newcastle/Edgecomb, ME, USA
(Newest url for the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts)
It's interesting to note that patrons are invited to special tours to=20
collectors and famous potters and ceramic artists in various parts of=20
the USA, including as far away as Phoenix, AZ.
Connecticut
-- Ashley James (Weston, CT, USA)
Two sites about this ceramic sculptor mentioned a while back on Clayart.=20
Her work is monumental in appearance, and at the same time, has a soft=20
and fluid look. James uses layers of acrylic paint for the surfaces of=20
her pieces. See also the article by Lisa Mann in "Critical Ceramics",=20
(Forrest Snyder, Editor):=20
-- Trevor Youngberg (Youngberg Pottery) (Fairfield, CT, USA)
Youngberg's Pottery is located on the grounds of Oliver Nurseries,=20
Fairfield, CT. He makes
utilitarian and horticultural pots on the potter's wheel, using native=20
New England terra-cotta. The pots are fired with his own lead free=20
glaze formulations. The gardenware is weather safe although he suggests=20
storing outdoor pots in an ice-free location in winter. He also=20
teaches, gives workshops and is experimenting with wood firing.
Helen
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Helen Bates - mailto:nell@cogeco.ca, nelbanell@yahoo.com
Web - http://www.geocities.com/nelbanell/
PMI Online - http://www.potterymaking.org/pmionline.html
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Surfing Posts - http://amsterlaw.com/nell.html
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