Claire Shenk Rodgers

Cadiz-Spain

12 x 12 D

Claire Shenk Rogers has been working in clay and teaching ceramics for over 30 years. Claire came to Philadelphia, PA as a resident artist at The Clay Studio in 1976; and continued her involvement there as an Associate Artist, exhibiting artist and executive board member. She has been a ceramic school director, owner/manager, teacher and workshop leader. Claire leads "Pottery Walking Tours" of both the Philadelphia Art Museum and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Claire exhibits ceramics and large sculptural forms from her studio in Philadelphia, and at Gallery 37 - a Destination for Artful Living - in Milford Delaware

Rogers says about this work: I am thrilled to reacquaint myself with what I describe as one of my "travel pieces"; a series of pots I have continued to make since the 1980's inspired not only by the landscapes and architecture of each country I have traveled to, but also their pots. This is what I call a 'Globe pot' inspired by the spherical shapes of African pottery; and on it is an abstraction of an ancient Spanish cliffside town, with birds flying below (Arcos de la Frontera). I use a stoneware clay body with clay slips, porcelain additions, wax and glaze.

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Cheryl Hendershott

Sacrifice, c. 2015

21 x 23.5 x 12

Cheryl Hendershott has been a long time Associate Artist at The Clay Studio. She is well known for her figurative works.

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Brad Johnson

Teapot and Dish Pair, ca. 2001

teapot: 6.5 x 9 x 5
plate: 1 x 8.5 D

Brad Johnson's soda fired porcelain and stoneware pots are inspired by the English gardens, wooded suburban landscape, and sporadic assemblage of neighborhood swing sets, fences, and rocks that appear outside his Pennsylvania studio window. The carvings on his pots are interpretations of life - some narrative, others abstracted, referencing a dream or memory. He accentuates his forms with squares and rectangles, "windows" that allude to those of his studio and reveal pieces of his surroundings.

Johnson earned his BFA in Ceramics from Kansas City Art Institute before going on to complete his MFA in Ceramics at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA. Following his residency at The Clay Studio, he has maintained close ties with the community. Johnson has been featured in several solo and group exhibitions, including Brad Johnson: Recent Work (2010), Philadelphia Urban Potters & Guests (2018), Brad Johnson: Full Circle (2018), and 50 Years in the Making (2024). Brad Johnson was a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio from 1998-2003.

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Shawn Spangler

Teapot, c. 2010

8.25 x 9.25 x 4

Shawn Spangler is a ceramic artist currently living and working in Hawaii. Spangler's work draws inspiration from historical artifacts, design, and technology. His projects raise questions concerning authorship and collaboration, while highlighting both the connections and margins between digital and analog processes. His wheel-thrown porcelain forms can be complex, yet clearly articulated, oftentimes created through the combination of multiple parts. He states. "My work is an amalgamated map of the world I reflect upon. Producing vessels is a kind of play; a regenerative act ripe with reverence, revealing the human hands enduring connection to creativity. It guides us through stories of our past remaining as a cultural signifier to help us locate where we once were and where we are going. "

Spangler earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pennsylvania State University (2001), and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Alfred University (2006). He was a resident artist in Jingdezhen, China, The Clay Studio in Philadelphia PA, and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Maine. He has exhibited internationally and has taught workshops at numerous art centers, colleges, and universities throughout the United States. Spangler was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Western Illinois University before currently serving as an Associate Professor at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. He is also a founding member of the artist collective Objective Clay, a member of ArtAxis, a peer-reviewed educational, and contemporary art community. As well as being inducted into the International Academy of Ceramics (IAC). IAC is an official UNESCO Partner, recognized internationally as the principal organization demonstrating excellence in the field of ceramic art globally. Spangler was a Resident Artist at The Clay Studio from 2006-2011.

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Douglas Baldwin

Duck Tray, c. 1997

2.75 x 16.25 D

Douglas Baldwin's (1939-2018) career in ceramics spanned over half a century. Baldwin's family moved to Missoula when he was a sophomore in high school. He studied art at the University of Montana (UM) and earned his BA in 1961, expecting to focus on commercial art and illustration. After getting drafted, Baldwin served 2 years as an illustrator in the Army. He returned to the University of Montana to study Printmaking, earniing his M.A. in 1965. While at UM as an undergraduate, Baldwin took a class with Rudy Autio and worked in ceramics additionally later in his graduate studies. His focus shifted to ceramics and he earned a scholarship to study ceramics with Jolyon Hofsted and Bruce Breckenridge at the Brooklyn Museum School. During this time he began to teach and found teaching rewarding, working with students every day and then watching as they developed successful careers. He taught for a year at the University of Wisconsin, followed by 34 years at the Maryland Institute of Art from 1967 to 2004.

Doug Baldwin, famous for his whimsical duck sculptures (duck stadiums, ducks playing games, ducks in studios).While in Baltimore, Baldwin engaged many of his ceramics students with the work of Baltimore Clayworks through internships, community teaching and events, keeping the two institutions connected, lively and mutually supportive. After retiring, Doug returned to his beloved home state of Montana, lived near his daughter and grandchildren, and became active in the life of The Clay Studio of Missoula. Baldwin's works were exhibited nationally and internationally, featured in publications and collections.

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Allen Littlefield

Friends Column, 2024

3.5 x 6.25 x 24.25

Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Allen Littlefield spent his childhood years in areas of the United States as divergent as New York City, Pennsylvania, Florida, and the state of Washington. Littlefield later returned to Wilkes-Barre where he graduated from Wilkes College with a BA in Art Education. After four years of teaching art on both the elementary and high school levels in the Kingston City School system of Kingston, NY, Littlefield moved to New Paltz. There he pursued graduate studies under ceramics instructors Kenneth Green and Robert Sedestrom at the State University of New York. Littlefield was employed as a graduate ceramics teaching assistant and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree.

An observer of people and their foibles and habits, Littlefield's work deals mainly with his comments on the human condition. He also does pieces that are mostly fantasy but still have their origins in reality.

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Juan Barroso

Mano de Obra: Figure Study Pitcher, 2023

9.5 x 6.5 x 3.5

Juan Barroso's work is about Mexican labor and the plight, struggle, hope, and heritage of Mexican immigrants. With the current political administration enforcing policies that dehumanize and force immigrants into the shadows, he believes that recognizing an immigrant's humanity is vital. Notions of us or them deteriorate and it becomes clear that we are all working and fighting to provide a shelter and a decent meal for ourselves, and often a family. As the son of immigrant parents, Barroso hopes to pay homage to his people and the dignity of their labor. Barroso's work mixes 2-dimensional imagery, influenced by personal narratives, with 3-dimensional functional forms.

Barroso describes his work: I paint images with black underglaze, a small brush, and a pointillism technique. I chose pointillism on functional vessels because the process is time-consuming and labor intensive. My wrists and neck hurt after thousands of dots placed with care and accuracy to produce an image. The process becomes an act of devotion. I cannot think of a better way to show my respect and admiration for my people and their will to survive than with labor of love and time invested. After the imagery is painted on bisque-ware, I bisque again to set the image and avoid smearing the underglaze. I protect the images with liquid latex and airbrush a clear glaze on the rest of the piece. I make the work permanent and functional by firing to cone 6 in an electric kiln.

Barroso earned his BFA at Oklahoma University and his MFA at University of North Texas, Denton. He was named a Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist in 2020.

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San Ildefonso Pueblo Pottery

Vessel Collection,

Bowl made by Rose Martinez: 3 x 7.5 D
Vessel (brown accent) made by Dora Tse Pe: 4.25 x 3.5 D"

Vessel (all black) - unattributed: 4.5 x 2.75 D

San Ildefonso pottery is one of the best-known art forms of the New Mexico Pueblos because of the famous black-on-black pottery which originated there and was revived in the nineteen-twenties.

At that time San Ildefonso Pueblo, like many other Pueblos, was suffering severe economic depression. Long-standing internal conflicts, encroachment upon tribal lands by squatters, and illegal cutting of timber all contributed to the low subsistence level to which the Pueblo had fallen. When American Indian crafts began to be popular with collectors, it was fortunate for the San Ildefonso people, because although the Pueblo population was small, there were a number of skilled artisans, makers of pottery, and painters, who set to work to improve the economic condition of the Pueblo. Before long, the outstanding quality of San Ildefonso pottery became known. It was then that the famous black pots were revived, primarily because of Maria Martinez.

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Unattributed

Platter

2 x 19.5 x 11

This abstract leaf form platter is beautiful and has an elegant glaze. It could be used as a table centerpiece or hung on the wall, lending a reminder of the hand made and the natural world to your home.

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Unattributed

Large Vase

18.5 x 10 x 6.5

This large vessel brings a burst of vibrant colors into any space, lighting it up with images of flora and fauna. Perfect for holding larger plants or simply brightening a space.

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