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There is a small museum just getting started in Denver, CO called “Museo de las Americas.” The Museo was founded in 1991. It celebrates Latino art and culture. Part of the Museo’s collection are a few pre-Hispanic ceramic pieces from what is now Mexico. Although not a large collection, and perhaps because it’s not aContinue reading “Museo de las Americas”

Enduring Images is a Colorado-based company that produces ceramic decal printing systems as well as well as offering their own printing equipment to print custom decals for customers. I spoke with this company about their products and services. They walked me through their product line and how potters can use this technology for artistic purposes.Continue reading “Ceramic Decals – Enduring Images”

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Lindsay Montgomery’s work punches pretty hard, there’s no doubt about it. She decorates her surfaces with narratives that harken back to historical periods and themes. She draws liberally from the past, and reformulates it into a contemporary vision. Her work is fun, vibrant, intriguing, irreverent, and memorable. JW: In an earlier interview you describe yourContinue reading “Lindsay Montgomery – Artist Profile”

Susan O’Byrne employs richly patterned, mosaic-like designs on the surfaces of her ceramic sculptures of animals. It’s an interesting interplay of sculptural mass and ephemeral decoration. Susan studied tapestry as well as ceramics and that body of knowledge is evident in her work. Her work sets a quiet, contemplative tone. Susan shared some information aboutContinue reading “Susan O’Byrne – Artist Profile”

Arizona State University has a “Ceramics Research Center” on it’s Tempe, AZ campus. I reached out to Amanda Urrea, Communications Program Coordinator at the ASU Art Museum to ask her some questions. (A special call-out to Amanda – she finished these responses just as she was heading out on maternity leave.) JW: What types ofContinue reading “ASU’s Ceramics Research Center”

Pru Morrison is an Australian artist building porcelain sculptures, cups and teapots from her home base in Brisbane. Laced across her pieces are bits of text and commentary on everyday life in Australia. Her comments are wide-ranging: art, politics, current events, and observations of life and people around her. More of her work can beContinue reading “Pru Morrison – Artist Profile”

Paul Gauguin is known primarily as a painter. But he also explored ceramics, first during the period 1886-1888 (following his travels to Brittany, Panama and Martinique), and then again from 1893-1895 (after returning to Paris from his first trip to Tahiti). Gauguin did not work in ceramics while in Tahiti because clay was not available.Continue reading “Paul Gauguin Ceramics”

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The International Museum of Dinnerware Design (IMoDD) was established in 2012 and is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The IMoDD’s stated purpose is to “collect, preserve and celebrate masterpieces of the tabletop genre created by leading artists and designers worldwide.” I connected with the IMoDD founder and curator, Dr. Margaret Carney, to ask her aboutContinue reading “International Museum of Dinnerware Design”

Katie Spragg creates intimate, plant-themed pieces that form an “environment” (of one scale or another). Behind each piece there is a story, or a collection of stories, essential to her creative process. The stories are not always evident to the viewer, but Katie regards them as essential to her work. I spoke with Katie aboutContinue reading “Katie Spragg – Artist Profile”

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York received another large donation of ceramics from Robert A. Ellison, Jr., and recently rolled out a new exhibition of 80 pieces entitled “Shapes From Out of Nowhere: Ceramics from the Robert A. Ellison, Jr. Collection.” Robert Ellison started collecting ceramics in the 1960s – pieces that attractedContinue reading “Robert Ellison Collection of Ceramics”