Ceramic
Michael Lucero
American clay sculptor During his early period Michael Lucero made composite sculptures using hundreds of thin, hand-made tiles which were attached to wire frames. Often these would be human figures, but sometimes animal forms. Already in these early works, one can see combinations of human/animal, culture/nature, architecture/organism that have remained an element in Lucero’s subsequent work. In... Read More
June 12, 2019
Marilyn Levine
American trompe-l’oeil sculptor Canadian ceramist Marilyn Levine studied sculpture in Canada and the USA. Levine has become well known for her hyper-realistic renderings of leather briefcases, handbags, jackets and the like, in the trompe-l’oeil tradition. Other artists have also worked in this tradition, e.g. Ah Leon and Richard Shaw, but Levine devoted her efforts with great effect... Read More
June 12, 2019
Charles Krafft
Controversial American ceramist. Article by Larry Reid Warning: This article contains images that may disturb some readers. Darkness in Delft “Never Look a Gift Shoppe in the Mouth” intones the inscription on one of Seattle artist Charles Krafft’s porcelain collector plates. So, it should come as no surprise that the creator of delft Disasterwaretm took advantage of a... Read More
June 12, 2019
Gerd Knäpper
German studio potter resident in Japan Gerd Knäpper’s story is truly an amazing one. Knäpper studied in Germany with Host Kerstan and in Japan with Seisei Suzuki. In 1968, he moved to the Japanese pottery town of Mashiko, building the first foreign owned workshop there. In 1975 he moved to Daigo, north of Mashiko. In 1971,... Read More
June 12, 2019
Kathy Butterly
American ceramist. American ceramist Kathy Butterly earned a BFA at Moore College of Art in 1986 and an MFA at the University of California, Davis in 1990. Her awards include the Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Grant in 1993, an Empire State Crafts Alliance Grant in 1995, an NYFA Grant in 1999 and the Anonymous Was a Woman... Read More
June 12, 2019
Jun Kaneko
American sculptor Born and raised in Japan, Jun Kaneko moved to the United States to study ceramics. Not able to speak the language, he was forced to focus purely on the visual. His painting background is evident in his work, where his monolithic ceramic “dangos” (the Japanese word for dumpling) become three-dimensional, inflated canvases. Working primarily with... Read More
June 12, 2019
Justin Novak
American ceramic sculptor. American ceramist Justin Novak received a BFA in Communications Design (Illustration) from the Pratt Institute, New York in 1983 and an MFA in 1996 from the State University of New York (SUNY), New Paltz, where he taught from 1997-2000. He has been Assistant Professor of Ceramics at the University of Oregon, Eugene since 2000.... Read More
June 12, 2019
Gundi Dietz
Austrian ceramist Austrian ceramist Gundi Dietz has become known for her figurative porcelain sculpture, mainly of the female figure. Each work is a sensitive character study. Dietz studied ceramics and sculpture under Professor Leinfellner at the University of Applied Art in Vienna from 1965–70. She has also worked with the Viennese Porcelain Manufactory in Augarten. She has... Read More
June 12, 2019
Maija Grotell (1899-1973)
American studio potter Maija Grotell was an American studio potter and teacher. Born in Finland, Grotell studied painting, sculpture and design in Helsinki, Finland, then studied pottery for six years under Alfred William Finch. After emigrating to the USA in 1927, she studied under Charles Fergus Binns at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. From the... Read More
June 12, 2019
Three Contemporary Greek Ceramists
Stella Bakatsi (b. 1945). After initially studying English Literature, Bakatsi studied ceramics at the Central London Institute of Adult Education from 1974-77. In 1977, she established her studio in Athens, where she makes abstract sculpture and elaborate sculptural installations. Bakatsi has won awards at the Panhellenic Ceramics Competition in Marousi, Greece, in 1993, 1996 and... Read More
June 12, 2019