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surfing with helen bates - uk, usa

updated fri 16 mar 07

 

Helen Bates on wed 14 mar 07


Karin Hessenberg (Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, England, UK)
http://www.karinhessenberg.co.uk/
(hand built ceramics and sculptures in porcelain or stoneware for the=20
garden and home with cut, carved, or embossed clay describing plant=20
forms and architectural detail. Hessenberg uses glazes and reactive=20
slips to enhance the surfaces through colour variations. Her work is=20
raw-glazed and high fired to 1260=B0C.)

Duncroon Gallery, wigan education art centre (Wigan, Scotland, UK)
http://www.drumcroon.org.uk/Arch1/FormandTransfer/FormTransfer.html
("Form and Transfer An Exhibition of Contemporary Printed Ceramics",=20
2001) (Artists: Neil Brownsword, Claire Curneen, Karen Densham, Stephen=20
Dixon, Philip Eglin, Ruth Franklin, Virginia Graham, Charlotte Hodes,=20
Peter Jones, Carol McNicholl, Philomena Pretsell, Paul Scott)

Pete Wingard (Mud Sweat and Tears Southern Antique and Folk Pottery)=20
(Atlanta, GA, USA)
http://www.mudsweatandtears.com/
(Antique Southern pottery and Edgefield Pottery) (nicely photographed=20
and choice of image sizes)

W T McLennan (Holly Tree, Alabama, USA)
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2601484
(There's a McLennan piece in the Mud Sweat and Tears site, so I found=20
this one for comparison, and to show the correct spelling of his name.=20
McLennan's pieces date from the later 20th. Century, so are not yet=20
actually antiques.)

Charlton Hall Galleries Auction House (Columbia, SC, USA)
http://www.charltonhallauctions.com/
(Founded in 1929 - Southeastern US Auction House dealing in 18th and=20
19th century antiques and fine art) (Archived auctions are searchable,=20
but results will be positive mainly for American pieces, ie: Rookwood,=20
Southern Art Pottery, Redware, and so-on.) (One example search I did=20
was for "Dave the Slave" with a result that showed a signed "Dave" pot=20
that sold for $40,000.00, and another that went for $36,000.00.) [David=20
Drake, born into slavery circa 1780, sold 5 times, and finally freed in=20
1863, lived another three years, dying in 1866.]


--=20
Helen Bates
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Clayarters' URLs: http://amsterlaw.com/clayart/

niki crosby on thu 15 mar 07


Helen those were great!
My favorites was Duncroon Gallery, especially Philip Eglin.
Thanks for sharing the waves!

-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On Behalf Of Helen Bates
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:29 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Surfing with Helen Bates - UK, USA


Karin Hessenberg (Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, England, UK)
http://www.karinhessenberg.co.uk/
(hand built ceramics and sculptures in porcelain or stoneware for the
garden and home with cut, carved, or embossed clay describing plant
forms and architectural detail. Hessenberg uses glazes and reactive
slips to enhance the surfaces through colour variations. Her work is
raw-glazed and high fired to 1260°C.)

Duncroon Gallery, wigan education art centre (Wigan, Scotland, UK)
http://www.drumcroon.org.uk/Arch1/FormandTransfer/FormTransfer.html
("Form and Transfer An Exhibition of Contemporary Printed Ceramics",
2001) (Artists: Neil Brownsword, Claire Curneen, Karen Densham, Stephen
Dixon, Philip Eglin, Ruth Franklin, Virginia Graham, Charlotte Hodes,
Peter Jones, Carol McNicholl, Philomena Pretsell, Paul Scott)

Pete Wingard (Mud Sweat and Tears Southern Antique and Folk Pottery)
(Atlanta, GA, USA)
http://www.mudsweatandtears.com/
(Antique Southern pottery and Edgefield Pottery) (nicely photographed
and choice of image sizes)

W T McLennan (Holly Tree, Alabama, USA)
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2601484
(There's a McLennan piece in the Mud Sweat and Tears site, so I found
this one for comparison, and to show the correct spelling of his name.
McLennan's pieces date from the later 20th. Century, so are not yet
actually antiques.)

Charlton Hall Galleries Auction House (Columbia, SC, USA)
http://www.charltonhallauctions.com/
(Founded in 1929 - Southeastern US Auction House dealing in 18th and
19th century antiques and fine art) (Archived auctions are searchable,
but results will be positive mainly for American pieces, ie: Rookwood,
Southern Art Pottery, Redware, and so-on.) (One example search I did
was for "Dave the Slave" with a result that showed a signed "Dave" pot
that sold for $40,000.00, and another that went for $36,000.00.) [David
Drake, born into slavery circa 1780, sold 5 times, and finally freed in
1863, lived another three years, dying in 1866.]


--
Helen Bates
Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Clayarters' URLs: http://amsterlaw.com/clayart/

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