stoneware

c.1960

Large stoneware vase thrown by P. Voulkos. Round bottom with wire wrapped around it. Sides of vase are sculpted into abstract but life-size faces. Light gray clay with gray and red glaze.

1979

Stoneware round plate made of brown clay. Flat clay pieces with curled edges have been added to the top and glazed in purple and green, forming an abstract textured design.

n.d.

Hand-built sculpture of a walrus mounted to a black wooden base. Walrus has an abstract form with the exception of his tusks. Appears to be sitting on a square rock. Rock has a blue glazed...

1973

Large stoneware low-fired glazed plate. Plate is plain brown with a large linier slice along one side. Slice is intersected with four colored dots of cobalt glazed clay. Four similar dots are...

n.d.

Hand formed clay platter attached to a two inch cylindrical base. Platter is rough-formed and raku fired. An abstract design in brown, beige and cream with etched and painted lines decorate the...

n.d.

white stoneware sculpted teapot (A) with lid (B). Pot (A) is decorated on both sides and bottom with an airplane decorated with stars and two clouds (bottom only has one cloud). It has a...

ca. 1950s - 1960s

Per S.B. - Plate; stoneware; borwn and white glazes. Biomorphic designs carved into the surface.

c.1950s - 1960s

Per S.B. - Plate; stoneware; brown glaze. Texture is carved into the surface. Set of curved lines define areas that contain the texture. Verso: unmarked.

Per S.B. - Footed, stoneware flower pot, glazed in white, blue and black. Irregular 5-sided form of slab construction creates a massive feel. On foot, clay has been pushed into pace by fingers,...

Per S.B. - Small, footed bowl; stoneware. Exterior: Brown and off-white / greenish glaze; interior: reddish brown glaze with white. Leaf-like shapes around the body of the vase. Texture added with...

Per S.B. - Footed low dish; stoneware. Glaze is primarily dark brown. Inscribed circle encloses fruit and leaf motif in light orange and white. Verso: Inscribed "Pond Farm" inscribed plus mark (...

1960s

Small round stoneware casserole dish (A) with lid (B). Both have beige and rust colored glaze. Lid has a loop handle at top center that is encircled by three brown fish.

1960s

Glazed stoneware sculpture with metallic luster. Sculpture has a flat base with sides that taper inward to form a dome. Body has a metallic crackle finish with blue dots and an orange ring at...

n.d.

Hand built stoneware teapot (A) with lid (B). Pot has a cylindrical shape that tapers in to neck. Pulled handle is decorated with a ribbon motif. Flat round lid has three round rosette shapes...

1978

Stoneware cup with tall sides and no handle. Interior has white glaze as do exterior sides. Exterior sides have additional 'brushstrokes' in brown and green.

1971

This is a ceramic Trompe l'Oeil sculpture of a light brown leather bag with dark leather trim, a zipper closure, and two handles.

Per S.B. - Teapot; handthrown buff stoneware. The light blue glaze with white underglaze is restricted to upper prtion of body, handle, spout and lid (with finial). The rest of the teapot is...

Per S.B. - Small, footed bowl. Exterior: blue glaze; interior: white. Design formed of graceful, curving lines in a variety of thickness. Verso: unmarked; paper mailing label attached.

Per S.B. - Pitcher, buff stoneware. Deep charcoal-colored matt glaze with artfully applied white underglaze. It is an excellent form, characteristic of early work that strongly reflects Wildenhain...

Bowl, flaring with a small foot. Brown stoneware with dark brown and white glaze. Interior has a beautiful dark green glaze with black. Decoration consists of a curving form in white (looking as...

Vase with two handles. buff stoneware. Lower part of body is stout. There are inscribed, fine, parallel grooves within a curved form. Clay handles are spiraled. Outer rim of flaring neck and...

Per S.B. - Small vase of buff stoneware. Dark brown and black glazes on exterior, high gloss reddish brown on interior. Precise, fine, inscribed line work (scrafitto) decorates the body with...

Pot with Lid and Repeating Design

Per S.B. - Cookie jar (lidded vessel) with wide neck and broad shoulder; stoneware; shiny cocoa brown and matt black glazes on exterior, white glaze interior. Body: carved as a repeating pattern...

Per S.B. - Angel Candelabrum; hand built of buff stoneware; blue glaze on robe, white glaze stripe on back of robe; brown glaze on hair; brown glaze on hair. Robe is marked with circles and stars...

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