Helen Bates on sun 24 dec 06
Hello Surfing fans...
Here's a list of sites for several potters, including the late Christine
Federighi and Folk Potter W J "Bill" Gordy, and Professor Bill Stewart
of New York State.
Kicki Masthem (Portland, OR, USA)
http://www.kickimasthem.com/
http://www.iotadallas.com/kick.htm
http://www.stewartkummergallery.com/KMasthem/KMasthem.htm
http://sitkacenter.org/invitational/artists2006_detail.php?ArtistID=91
("Clay figures [that] explore gesture as a means of expression where
everyday actions inform [the artist's] work)
Christine Federighi (FL, USA) (d. 18 Nov. 2006)
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/obituaries/16080291.htm
http://www.as.miami.edu/art/federighi.html
http://www.christinefederighi.com/
http://www.claysculpture.com/
http://www.sandycarsongallery.com/artists/federighi/federighi.html
http://www.sherriegallerie.com/artistgallery.php?artist=20
http://www.elainebakergallery.com/html/artistresults.asp?artist=131
Kim Dryden (Asheville and Waynesville, NC, USA)
http://www.kimdrydenpottery.com/
(thrown and altered functional pottery finished with three to four
layers of glazes beginning with sprayed Shino, plus airbrushed accent
glazes and loose brush strokes)
John Shedd (John Shedd Designs) (Rocky Hill, NJ, USA)
http://www.johnshedd.com/
http://www.hamgil.com/assets/JSD/JSD-ShopVisit.htm
http://www.hamgil.com/assets/JSD/JSD-SelectedProducts.pdf
(Specialises in strong design and glazes for his functional porcelain
production pottery) (Has posted to Clayart - )
W J "Bill" Gordy (1910-1993) (Hancock County, GA, USA)
http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/pottery.htm
(Descended from Scottish potters originally settled in Virginia.)
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-1297
(Brother D. X. Gordy's apprentice's "Monkey" jug, salt glaze and Albany
slip. A type of water jug for field use, the monkey jug harks back to
Africa and Mediterranean Europe. ) (D. X. Gordy built and operated
Westville Pottery, which he modeled on the shops of Jugtown, where his
father (W. T. B. Gordy) was raised.)
http://www.thecitizen.com/node/3986 (Part 1)
http://www.thecitizen.com/node/4258 (Part 2)
(Story of W.T .B . Gordy and his Georgia pottery)
William Shinn (Santa Maria, CA, USA)
http://www.judithhalegallery.com/featured_artists/artist_shinn.html
http://www.mamasclay.org/cgi-bin/DJcalendar.cgi?TEMPLATE=workshopevent.html&EVENTNO=00167
http://www.potterymaking.org/pmipc/apr04.pdf (PDF)
(The last [PDF] link is to an illustrated Article by Bill Shinn
originally appearing in PMI. It has many examples of rolling stamps
with carved or impressed textures.
Bill Stewart, (Brockport / Spencerport, NY, USA)
(retired Professor of Art at SUNY Brockport)
http://www.stewartsculpture.com/
(Images are compressed - in Mozilla browser you can right click and
"view image" to see the larger version)
http://www.oxfordgallery.com/Contemporary/stewart.html
http://artoncampus.rit.edu/artist/151/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raedeke/119186477/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raedeke/119186478/
http://www.groveplace.org/art_in_the_grove.htm
("the Elders"... ten foot tall clay creatures by Bill Stewart, 1989)
http://www.opublicart.org/sculpture/RSB_2005/RSB_2005_Catalog/CATALOG_RSB_2005.htm
National Juried Exhibition of Outdoor Sculpture, 2005, Owensboro, KY
http://www.opublicart.org/sculpture/RSB_2005/RSB_2005_Catalog/CATALOG_RSB_2005.htm
Peg Malloy (Carbondale, CO, USA)
http://www.pegmalloypottery.com/
(functional, wood-fired ceramic pieces - her pulled handles on her jugs
are most graceful.)
Merry Christmas, etc. :)
Helen
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Helen Bates
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Clayarters' URLs: http://amsterlaw.com/clayart/
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