The Bailey Collection

"From the White House to Our House: Why Functional Pots Reflect Culture and Time". part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware Zoom lecture series

Anne Bailey reflects on her journey in the clay world starting with her education with some of the top functional potters in Britain, showing her porcelain dinnerware as a young potter in the White House during the Carter Administration, starting the Ceramic Supply Division at Bailey Pottery, and building the Bailey Pottery Collection in Kingston, New York. The collection includes over 600 pots from the last century and is located in the Bailey factory in Kingston, New York. She discusses the collection which is primarily functional and its evolution over the years.

Bravo to everyone who guessed this Mystery Pot correctly, and thank you to all who participated in our contest; we hope you enjoyed the challenge!

This English born multimedia artist, collected by museums worldwide, is largely self-taught and never had any formal training as a sculptor.

Congrats to everyone who guessed this Mystery Pot correctly! Thank you to all who participated in our contest; we hope you enjoyed the challenge! Clary was one of the few master potters who apprenticed with Bernard Leach in St. Ives, England in the 1960s.

The maker of our Mystery Pot 43 is Helen Naha, the matriarch of a Hopi-Tewa clan of potters who sign their pots with a stylized feather. Our pot is a beautiful example of her Black on White pottery. The Awatovi star design was revived by Feather Woman over her lifetime. One of several designs she developed from shards she collected from the Awatovi ruins.

Read on for a detailed biography of this remarkable Native American Pottery Legend by Grey Wolf Gallery in Arizona. Visit their website https://greywolfgalleryaz.com/ for old and current Native American Artist.

The potter's life as lived by Gerry Williams was exceptional. Gerry Williams will always be remembered for his outstanding contributions to the field of ceramics.

Forty years of innovative ceramic work began with functional earthenware made with red clay he dug from New Hampshire's mudflats. Always changing and evolving, his lifetime body of work includes red earthenware, porcelain, and stoneware; gas-fired and wood-fired; functional ware, sculptural forms, wall plagues, and bold political sculpture. His original research in wet fire technique and his photo resist technique were groundbreaking.

Co-founding both Studio Potter and Phoenix Workshops with his wife Julie in 1972, the Williams were able to share Gerry's love of and enthusiasm for our humble medium worldwide. A potter's life well lived, indeed.

Pottery Enthusiasts from the lower Hudson Valley visit Bailey Pottery Showroom and Factory