Pottery Arts – The Masters

This post celebrates the potters and pottery companies that have been recognized for their contribution to the ceramic arts with their unique designs, innovations and classic creations and their influence in introducing new styles and movements in the field of ceramics. Artists that are less recognized but have created masterful pieces are also included. In some instances this might come from one of those days where moments of inspiration find their way into the studio and a unique piece of art is the outcome. Or maybe the kiln roulette just happens to deliver a truly remarkable ceramic.

Potters can spend years experimenting and trying different clays, glazes and kiln temperatures looking for that extraordinary appearance or trying to rediscover techniques that were lost in antiquity. New technologies and materials also present fresh challenges and a new frontier of art is forever beckoning. The diversity of parameters makes the pottery arts a journey of evolution and intrigue. Sometimes chance delivers an unexpected result or a more deliberate method is indulged with a perfect conclusion. The element of discovery is always a driving force in the claysrt discipline and it’s a continual pleasure to witness these achievements in pottery.

Edwin & Mary Sheier

Sculptural Handles Vase By Émile DeCoeur

Stig Lindberg Figural Horse – Gustavsberg, Sweden

Toshiko Takaezu

Jug by Emille Galle, France

Beatrice Wood – iridescent drip glaze gourd shape vase

Tea bowl - Beatrice Wood

( 1893-1998 )

Ceramic sculptural vessel by Claud Conover

Clyde Burt

Clyde Burt – abstract ovoid pot

( Wrights Auctions )

Delphin Massier -iridescent vase

Vallauris, France

De Morgan – Ceramic vase

Ernest Chaplet bowl

Longwy Figural Vase, France

Matsui Kôsei (1927-2003)

Max Laeuger – 1897

Ruth Duckworth bowl

Hans Coper sculptural ceramic bottle

Hans Coper

Taxile Doat

Taxile Doat (1851-1939) was a French potter who is primarily known for his experimentation with high-fired porcelain (grand feu) and stoneware using the pâte-sur-pâte technique. His book on these techniques Grand Feu Ceramicswas published in 1905 and helped spread his discoveries internationally