Ernest Batchelder moved to Pasadena, California in 1901, just as the City of Angels began its meteoric rise at the turn of the 20th century. He taught manual arts (metalwork, pottery, tile-making) at Pasadena’s Throop Polytechnic Institute (now known as the California Institute of Technology, or Caltech) for about a decade. Around 1910, Batchelder beganContinue reading “Batchelder Tiles”
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Michelle Erickson – Artist Profile
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco recently held an exhibition of the work of Michelle Erickson, a Virginia-based ceramic artist & scholar whose work “combines colonial-era American ceramic techniques with contemporary social, political and environmental themes.” (Note: the Museum acquired Michelle’s piece called “Transangel” from the show, adding to the important museums around theContinue reading “Michelle Erickson – Artist Profile”
Carol Long – Artist Profile
Carol Long is an extremely talented artist working in St. John, Kansas. Her work is lyrical, playful and stunningly well-executed. Carol’s elaborate forms and surface details reflect her childhood experiences growing up around plants and animals on a family farm. Her technical proficiency reflects years as a working potter as well as countless hours sheContinue reading “Carol Long – Artist Profile”
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