by Donna McGill | May 20, 2012 | Contemporary Art Pottery
Located in Marin County, California, Arequipa Pottery has a very interesting history. In what began as a tuberculosis sanatorium in the early 1900s for wage-earning women diagnosed with TB was soon renowned for its unique approach in combining health care with pottery...
by Donna McGill | Apr 23, 2012 | Contemporary Art Pottery
Born in 1914 in New York City, Rose Cabat knew early on where her place was, at least in terms of who she was destined to be with. Shortly after marrying the “boy next door”, whom she dated all through high school, Cabat made the decision to to see what...
by Donna McGill | Sep 19, 2011 | Contemporary Art Pottery
Those colorful and funky designs found in what’s referred to as “mid century” art pottery is often what many of us refer to as vintage; it’s definitely trendy, but finding a single adjective or definition is where the challenge begins. Vintage....
by Donna McGill | Nov 17, 2010 | Contemporary Art Pottery
Many of our clients don’t realize we have an entire section of other American art pottery. On this page, we feature many pottery makers, including Howard Pierce Pottery. While many of us focus our time and attention (not to mention our money) on some of the more...
by Donna McGill | Dec 23, 2009 | Contemporary Art Pottery
Between the years 1911-1918, Arequipa Pottery existed first as a way to provide therapy to patients at a California sanitarium and then as a financial endeavor that might had been successful were it not for World War I. Arequipa, meaning "the place of...
by Donna McGill | Sep 24, 2009 | Contemporary Art Pottery, Ephraim Faience Pottery, Fulper Pottery, Grueby Pottery, McCoy Pottery, Newcomb College Pottery, Rookwood Pottery, Roseville Pottery, Van Briggle Pottery
Below are the top ten most searched pottery collections for August, 2009. The searches reveal consistency with few changes. Clearly, the trends for Roseville are still strong, as it dominates four of the ten spots. Roseville Pottery- Patterns A-E...
