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Sasha Makovkin
Blue Catfish Vase

1998

About the Item

A tall, modified columnar vase with incised catfish by Canadian-American ceramist Sasha Makovkin (1928-2003). Made of a white clay body. Glaze in varied shades of gray, blue and green. Signed and titled by the artist including trademark on the bottom: "Makovkin," "Blue Catfish." Dimensions: 14.25 Height x 4.75" Top x 5.13" Base. Northern California potter Sasha Makovkin, originally from Vancouver, B.C. and of Russian descent, moved to California in 1954 to work at Heath Ceramics in Sausalito in order to get industrial experience. During the 1050s, Makovkin exhibited at the Association of San Francisco Potters and at the San Francisco Art Festivals. Five years later after arriving in California, Makovkin took some samples of his ceramics to Gumps, a high-end department store in San Francisco. Impressed with his work, Gumps featured Makovkin’s work in the mail floor exhibits for the next three years. He had periods of apprentice with Marguerite Wildenhein at Pond Farm artists’ colony and with Ross Curtis. He also worked for Edith Heath at Heath Pottery He had a studio in the Mill Valley area for seven or eight years and taught in Mendicino during the summers. While living in the Bay Area, he did a great deal of ecclesiastical work; making several fonts for holy water for Old St. Mary's Church in Chinatown, San Francisco. He also did work for the Holy Redeemer monastery in East Oakland including: altarpieces, a huge bowl for the refectory, redesigning the crest of the Order which was applied to the holy water fonts for each of the Father’s room altars. In 1967, he moved to Mendocino. There, Sasha Makovkin was the master potter at the Mendocino Art Center, assisted by his wife Susan Cope Makovkin. In Mendicino, he operated a studio and taught at College of the Redwoods. From 1988-1989, Sasha and his wife Susan were Artists in Residence at Princeton Seminary, New Jersey His work ranged from functional stoneware forms to sculpture and architectural installations. Makovkin dug the stoneware clay he used for his functional pieces from Mt Tamalpias. Long before it was popular, Makovkin fired his work in a diesel fueled kiln using a mixture of used motor oils. EDUCATION 1952 BA University of British Columbia 1987 MA Theology New College Berkeley, California
  • Creator:
    Sasha Makovkin (1928 - 2003, American, Canadian)
  • Creation Year:
    1998
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.25 in (36.2 cm)Width: 4.75 in (12.07 cm)Depth: 5.13 in (13.04 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Soquel, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JT-S50851stDibs: LU5423047393
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