Ceramics and Pottery Arts and Resources

 

 

 

Masters of the ceramic arts :

 

This post celebrates the potters and pottery companies that have been recognized for their contribution to the ceramic arts with their unique designs, innovations and classic creations and their influence in introducing new styles and movements in the field of ceramics. Artists that are less recognized but have created masterful pieces are also included. In some instances this might come from one of those days where moments of inspiration find their way into the studio and a unique piece of art is the outcome. Or maybe the kiln roulette just happens to deliver a truly remarkable ceramic.

Potters can spend years experimenting and trying different clays, glazes and kiln temperatures looking for that extraordinary appearance or trying to rediscover techniques that were lost in antiquity. New technologies and materials also present fresh challenges and a new frontier of art is forever beckoning. The diversity of parameters makes the pottery arts a journey of evolution and intrigue. Sometimes chance delivers an unexpected result or a more deliberate method is indulged with a perfect conclusion. The element of discovery is always a driving force in the claysrt discipline and it’s a continual pleasure to witness these achievements in pottery.

 

 

Edwin & Mary Sheier

 

 

Edwin & Mary Sheier

 

 

Sculptural Handles Vase By Émile DeCoeur

 

 

Stig Lindberg Figural Horse – Gustavsberg, Sweden

 

 

 

Toshiko Takaezu

 

Jug by Emille Galle, France

 

 

 

Beatrice Wood –  iridescent drip glaze gourd shape vase

Tea bowl  – Beatrice Wood

( 1893-1998 )

 

 

Ceramic sculptural vessel  by Claud Conover

 

 

 

 

Clyde Burt

Clyde Burt – abstract ovoid pot

( Wrights Auctions )

 

Delphin Massier -iridescent vase

Vallauris, France</

 

De Morgan – Ceramic vase

 

 

 

 

Ernest Chaplet bowl

 

 

 

 

Longwy Figural Vase, France

 

 

Matsui Kôsei (1927-2003)

 

 

Max Laeuger – 1897

 

Ruth Duckworth bowl

 

 

Hans Coper sculptural ceramic bottle

 

Hans Coper

 

 

Taxile Doat

Taxile Doat (1851-1939) was a French potter who is primarily known for his experimentation with high-fired porcelain (grand feu) and stoneware using the pâte-sur-pâte technique. His book on these techniques Grand Feu Ceramicswas published in 1905 and helped spread his discoveries internationally

 

 

René Buthaud ,Vase

 

 

 

 

 René Buthaud, bowl

 

Frederick Rhead

Frederick Rhead, one of the pioneers of mass production ceramics is best remembered for his Fiesta Dinnerware.

 

 

 

Mihara Ken

 

 

 

Mihara Ken

 

 

 

Peter Voulkos mid-century vessels

 

 

1940s Ceramic Vase by Pierrefonds, France

 

 

Barbara Hepworth 1959

 

 

Gertrude and Otto Natzler

 

Gertrude and Otto Natzler

 Bulbous, stem-mouthed gourd-form of porcellaneous red clay glazed in a superior rendition of the Natzlers starry night crystalline.

 

 

Gertrude and Otto Natzler

 

 

Lucie Rie

 

 

 

Lucie Rie

 

 

 

Shane Norrie bowl – Canada

Hideaki Miyamura, vase

30’s crackle glaze vase – Edouard Cazaux, France

Jean Dunand -Switzerland

( 1877-1942 )

F.-Carlton-Ball 1967

Rick Rudd – sculptural vase, NZ

Otto Heino blue glazed stoneware vase

Spherical vase – Vivika and Otto Heino

( Bonhams, San Fransisco )

“Pottery, if it is to be of any lasting value, must have life…How is this ‘life’ achieved in one’s work? It is the result of the combination of two factors: the completeness of craftsmanship and the expression of the indivduality of the potter.” – Viveka Heino

Weller Jap Birdimal Vase

Clarice Cliff  ” Coral Firs ” jug

( Boldon Auctions )

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