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Margo Brown, Margo's Pottery and Fine Crafts |
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In 1973, Margo Brown was a college student whose interest in zoology led her to major in wildlife management. That same year she took an introductory ceramics class. By 1976, finding herself obsessed with clay, and realizing that what she wanted was to make pots, she began to study at Big Creek Pottery in Davenport, California. In 1978 she did further study at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Idaho. A fulltime potter since 1977, she works mostly in high fired stoneware, but also with porcelain. Working in her backyard in Buffalo, Wyoming, Margo fires her pots in a downdraft gas kiln that she built herself. Her pieces are intended to be used, and no lead, barium or other harmful substances are used in the glazes. Margo sees her pottery as a link between herself and the customer and hopes that each piece has an active life in its new home. Margo Brown currently sells all her work at her store, Margo’s Pottery and Fine Crafts, and these are just a small sampling of what is available. If you are interested in other pieces, please e-mail, and we will send more photos. Please e-mail or call us for more examples. Click here to see additional items. |
Photos by Tom Ferris |
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Portland, Oregon Potter Victoria Christen |
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| Portland, Oregon potter Victoria Christen received her MFA in ceramics from the University of Minnesota in the early 1980’s. She was first drawn to sculpture, and never imagined herself making functional work. But two years after graduating, she took a break from sculpture, and began handbuilding small pieces. She enjoyed the process so much that she kept at it. Her favorite part of working is her connection to people that she makes through the work. She has made pots continually for almost thirty years, and has supplemented her income with part time teaching jobs and by teaching workshops. Teaching has helped her keep her creative juices flowing and given her the freedom to experiment. She views her plates as canvases for drawing, and tries to “capture a moment that I experience in the garden: the cherry blossoms floating on the surface of the pond, the wind in the branches.” Her work we are showing is terracotta clay fired with colored slips and glazes over it. She was featured on the front cover of Ceramics Monthly in the June/July/August 2010 issue. Please click here to see additional items. |
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Woodfired pottery by Carbondale, Colorado potter Peg Malloy |
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Peg Malloy is a studio potter from Carbondale, Colorado. All of her work is high fired in a wood kiln. Her pieces have been featured in Ceramics Monthly, as well as in the following books: Pots in the Kitchen by Josie Walter, The Art of Contemporary American Pottery by Kevin Hluch, The Best of Pottery, The Best of Pottery II, and Wheel Thrown Ceramics by Don Davis. She teaches at the Carbondale Clay Center as well as at workshops across the country. These are just a few of the over one hundred pieces available at Margo’s Pottery and Fine Crafts. Please e-mail or call us for more examples. Click here to see additional items. |
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Lynn Munns - Casper, Wyoming Potter |
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Casper, Wyoming potter Lynn Munns taught ceramics at Casper College from
1971-2006. He has always made quiet, functional work with strong forms,
and has influenced countless ceramic students over the years. Growing up on a ranch near Virginia City, Montana, Munns would visit a potter’s studio as a child, and was allowed to make pinch pots. He went on to get an MFA degree from Utah State University. During his thirty-five year career as a teacher, and eventually as the head of the art department at Casper College, he always produced a large body of work in addition to teaching. Now, besides teaching workshops across the country, he continues to work voraciously with clay. We often get new work from this artist, so please don’t hesitate to e-mail for other images, this is just a sampling. He is a “potter’s potter”, and admired for his form and strong sense of function by his peers. Please e-mail or call us for more examples. Click here to see additional items. |
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| Sam Taylor, Dog Bar Pottery | ||
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Sam Taylor, of Dog Bar Pottery, is a self-taught studio potter from Westhampton, Massachusetts. All of his wood-fired stoneware pots are functional, although he does make some pieces that are prettier to look at while other pieces are more rewarding to use. Sam makes all of his pottery on a non-electric Leach or treadle style wheel. He likes to throw pots on the wheel and then alter them, using a knife to cut facets or a paddle to change the form. It is Sam’s intent to make forms and decorations that will complement or in turn be complemented by firing pots in the wood kiln. Sam sees the process of firing his kiln with wood as exhilarating; the fire makes the kiln come alive – but trying to control something that has a life of its own is intensely challenging. The fire reaches a temperature of up to 2,300 degrees and must be fed for 24 hours. None of his pottery is spared by the fire or by the ash and salt that are carried along with it. Each piece of pottery that comes out of the kiln has its own story to tell. Sam feels that the pots he unloads from the kiln are so much better than what he had put in, and all these years later, he still gets the same thrill unloading. Never are two pieces the same, but also through the magic of the kiln and the fire, the pottery is alive. Please e-mail or call us for more examples. Click here to see additional items. |
 Sam Taylor Pots!
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2012 Hours
Open Fridays
and Saturdays, January 1st-April 30th, 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM,
or by appointment. For an appointment, call Margo at
307-684-2194. (307) 684-9406 |
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