Modern Ceramics

A fabulous wood-fired twisted sculptural form Mentori series vase/ vessel by master East Coast studio potter Peter Callas. For 23 years Callas partnered w...

An absolutely stunning work by 20th century master American and renowned Minnesota studio potter / artist Warren MacKenzie. Truly the best piece of his we have come across. This drop rim Shino glazed bowl is monumental in all aspects. Museum-quality is not a term we like to use often but this work certainly qualifies. The bowl is double signed / stamped along the foot rim (perhaps the second stamp is his studio mark). This work would clearly be the crown jewel of any Warren Mackenzie or modern pottery / ceramic collection or eye-catching stand-alone accent piece in about any setting. A student of both famed ceramic artists Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada, Mackenzie is credited with bringing the functional Japanese Mingei tradition and craft to the United States and spreading it through his own art and teaching mentorship during his long tenure at the University of Minnesota. Along with being named a Regent’s Professor, and a fellow of the International Academy of Ceramics, the highly decorated and awarded MacKenzie was the first to receive the Minnesota Governor’s Award in Crafts in 1986. He later received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota Crafts Council in 1997 and a year later he was honored with the Gold Medal from the American Crafts Council. His work can be found in numerous collections and museums including: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The National Folk Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England Contemporary American Crafts...

Large, heavy, sixteen inch tall wall crucifix in ceramic, made in the 1980s. Glossy marine green and grey iridescent christ on a deep red cross with stylized green-grey details resem...

European crucifix in black glazed ceramic. Modernist and brutalist Christ figure with charismatic lines and overly bent neck. The visionary all-black piece is highlighted solely by d...

European crucifix in red and black, handmade by ceramic artisans in the 1970s. Hand-painted in deep red with black contours. Minimal illustrated Christ figure. Finished in high-gloss...

A rather curious and wonderful work - large, heavy ceramic fish sculpture - perhaps a pufferfish. The rich glaze and colors are fantastic. We have not seen another piece quite li...

A wonderfully colored and glazed, rather unique vase by renowned American Pacific Northwest Coast potter Anne Hirondelle who in 1993 was a recipient of a National Endowment for the A...

Textured, round ceramic vase with striated lines. The rounded shape features convex indentations with a flattened top and a raised rim. The face of the vessel also contains a natural...

Studio pottery Olpe-type ceramic vessel with milky white textured glaze and brown speckles. A short handle at the top indicates it was used for holding liquids - traditionally water,...

A unique piece of ceramic art that also serves as a vessel. It features a textured greenish-black glossy glaze with two cylindrical structures that are connected by a flat vertical r...

Large, dark brown hand built studio ceramic vessel featuring three organically shaped indentations reminiscent of the shape of leaves. The bottom exterior of the vase shows a faint g...

A suberbly crafted, beautifully, and darkly glazed vase by Southern California studio potter/ artist Neil Moss. The workmanship is truly exquisite. Moss'...