Ceramic legend
Remembering Regis Brodie (1942-2024)
Remembering Regis Brodie
Rudy Autio & Jim Leedy, Makers of Mystery Pot 50!
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!
John Gill, Maker of Mystery Pot 48!
Congratulations to all the correct guessers, and thank you to all who participated! We hope you enjoyed the challenge. Born in Washington State and now living in New York, this potter is one of the most important ceramic artists and teachers of the last 50 years.
Andrea Gill, Maker of Mystery Pot 47!
Congratulations to all the correct guessers, and thank you to all who participated! We hope you enjoyed the challenge. Read on for our interview with Andrea Gill, one of the most extraordinary potters of the last 50 years. This influential potter has been making dynamic work for over 40 years and teaching college students for nearly as many.
Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina
Anne & Jim Bailey's visit to the exhibit
Richard DeVore, Maker of Mystery Pot 45!
Bravo to everyone who guessed this Mystery Pot correctly! Thank you to all who participated in our contest; we hope you enjoyed the challenge! We were impressed that so many of you were able to identify the maker of this piece.
Mystery Pot 43 Maker, Helen Naha "Feather Woman"
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.
Mystery Pot 42 Maker, Wayne Higby
Wayne Higby is an acclaimed ceramic artist, beloved Professor of Ceramic Art at Alfred University, and Director of the Alfred University Ceramic Museum. Wayne Higby was born in 1943 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received his BFA from the University of Colorado/Boulder in 1966. The landscapes of his youth were a lasting influence in his life and work.
Mystery Pot 41 Maker, Gerry Williams 1926-2014
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.