by Donna McGill | Feb 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Few American art pottery artists can measure up to the brilliance found in Artus Van Briggle’s clay designs, forms and glazes. Van Briggle Pottery is known for many things, including the lovely color experimentations found in many of the patterns. In the early...
by Donna McGill | Apr 25, 2012 | Roseville Pottery
There are countless patterns, glazes, shapes and color combinations that define the Roseville Pottery as a whole. One of those themes is the creativity and elegance found in those lines of florals. Some are definitive, such as the Roseville Sunflower or Apple Blossom...
by Donna McGill | Dec 18, 2011 | Grueby Pottery
Most American art pottery companies, especially at the turn of the century and then again during the Great Depression were all too familiar with cultivating talent, only to lose that talent to the competition or because the talent was needed elsewhere – even if that...
by Donna McGill | Dec 12, 2011 | Rookwood Pottery
Rookwood Pottery is truly one of those American classics – not only in terms of art pottery, but in its totality as a business model. It survived the Great Depression when companies around the nation were folding. It’s undergone many changes in ownership, barely...
by Donna McGill | Sep 8, 2011 | Rookwood Pottery
“Translucent” is one adjective used to describe the Rookwood Pottery Flowing Glaze finish. It’s rich, glossy and doesn’t overwhelm the piece. It incorporated many colors and while they were allowed to flow together (hence, “Flowing...
