The Bailey Collection
From the White House to Our House: Why Functional Pots Reflect Culture and Time
"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.
Studio Visit: Raymon Elozua & Micheline Gingras
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!
Mary Frank, Maker of Mystery Pot 49!
This English born multimedia artist, collected by museums worldwide, is largely self-taught and never had any formal training as a sculptor.
Remembering Stephen Fabrico (1948-2023)
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.
Clary Illian, Maker of Mystery Pot 46!
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.
