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Early Wally Smith Ceramic ‘Spaghetti’ Utensil Holder
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An early ceramic spaghetti vase made by Wally Smith, circa 1970. Glazed inside and out in pastel blue and pink with white, the word “Spaghetti” is spelled out in a serif capital letters. Signed “Smith” underneath.
Wally Smith received a BA in Education from the University of Tennessee and an MS in Crafts from the University of Tennessee.
“From the moment I touched the potter’s wheel in Miss Gill’s undergraduate class, I was absolutely hooked. It was Miss Gill that took me to meet a professional potter, Charles Counts in Rising Fawn, Georgia. Charles lived on a mountaintop in a rustic house with a small studio next door. That was a life changing moment for me. Before that I had no idea that people could create a living by making pottery. After meeting Charles Counts, I decided that being a potter was the life for me; and a few years later, that dream came true.”
After graduation Smith began producing a full line of functional work using stoneware.
In partnership with Joe Osolnik, Smith opened his first retail gallery, The Potter’s Mark, in 1971 outside Gatlinburg, TN. After a fire in 1988 he moved to Hilton Head Island and opened Smith Galleries with his wife, Jean. In 1992 Smith retired from pottery making and became a full-time Gallerist.
- Dimensions:Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Diameter: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1970-1979
- Condition:Very good condition.
- Seller Location:Bradenton, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5954242396932
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