Peter Swanson

Dark Paddled Bottle with Splashes, Stoneware with Tenmoku and Nuka Glazes

21st Century

Paddled Bottle (Four Small Circles), Stoneware by William Plumptre, 2019 Additional information: Medium: Stoneware with blue, white and brown slip under a wood-ash glaze Height 35.6...

Wide Slab Bottle III, Stoneware with Tenmoku and Nuka Glazes Additional information: Medium: Stoneware with tenmoku and nuka glazes Height 28 cm (11 1/8 in) Signed with potter's mark

Large Slab Bottle, Stoneware with Nuka and Ochre Glazes Additional information: Medium: Stoneware with nuka and ochre glazes Height 31 cm (12 1/4 in)

Thrown Open Bowl (Four Circles), Stoneware by William Plumptre, 2019 Additional information: Medium: Stoneware with blue, white and brown slip under a wood-ash glaze Diameter 38 cm ...

Alphabet Pot, Stoneware by Jeffry Mitchell, 2017 Additional information: Medium: Salt fired stone ware with cobalt and some porcelain additions Dimensions: 9 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in Abo...

“Untitled” ceramic, is an example of the kind of work by which John Glick became so famous. He was seduced by the effects of the reduction kiln, which decreased the levels of oxygen during firing, inducing the flame to pull oxygen out of the clay and glazes changing the colors of the glazes depending on their iron and copper content. In this way he achieved the rich gradients of ochre and umber and variations in stippling and opacity. This piece is signed on the bottom and can be found on page 92, plate #125 in “John Glick: A Legacy in Clay.” John was an American Abstract Expressionist ceramicist born in Detroit, MI. Though open to artistic experimentation, Glick was most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of decorative patterns and glaze choices. He has said that he is attracted to simplicity, as well as complexity: my work continually reflects my re-examination that these two poles can coexist… or not, in a given series. Glick also took influences from master potters of Japan, notably Shoji Hamada and Kanjrio Kawai, blending their gestural embellishments of simple forms with attitudes of Abstract Expressionism. He was particularly drown to the work of Helen Frankenthaler whose soak-stain style resonated with Glick’s multi-layered glaze surfaces, which juxtaposed veils of atmospheric color with gestural marks and pattern. He spent countless hours developing and making his own tools in order to achieve previously unseen results in his work with clay and glaze. Glick’s “Plum Tree Pottery...

This small hand-built plate, 'White Stoneware (Face),' is an intimate and exciting example of the ceramic work of Estherly Allen. She was a student of George McNeil, an important Abs...

Rachel Hubbard Kline Iron Trivet Insulator Bowl Medium: Stoneware, underglaze, glaze Year: 2017 Size: 3" x 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" Description: Wheel-thrown bowl ...