Ceramic Works by Ian Smith 

at Falls Gallery (fallsgallery.com.au) in Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, through January
31, 2025.

1 Ian Smith’s shino-glazed blossom jar, 9½ in. (24 cm) in height, carved ceramic, inlaid white porcelaneous stoneware.
1 Ian Smith’s shino-glazed blossom jar, 9½ in. (24 cm) in height, carved ceramic, inlaid white porcelaneous stoneware.
2 Ian Smith’s celadon-glazed sphere, 8¼ in. (21 cm) in height, carved stoneware.
2 Ian Smith’s celadon-glazed sphere, 8¼ in. (21 cm) in height, carved stoneware.
 

Elaborate

at Gallery 235 at Harbourfront Centre (harbourfrontcentre.com/event/elaborate) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, through December 29. 

1 Marissa Y Alexander’s raspberry reverie, midnight bloom, stoneware, various glazes, gold leaf, 2024.
1 Marissa Y Alexander’s raspberry reverie, midnight bloom, stoneware, various glazes, gold leaf, 2024.

The Colours’ Colour

at Harbourfront Centre (harbourfrontcentre.com/event/the-colours-colour), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, through December 29. 

1 Joon Hee Kim’s Percipi, glazed ceramic, gold luster, mother of pearl, 2024.
1 Joon Hee Kim’s Percipi, glazed ceramic, gold luster, mother of pearl, 2024.

Ronan Peterson 

at In Tandem Gallery (intandemgallery.com) in Bakersville, North Carolina, December 15, 2024–January 15, 2025. 

1 Ronan Peterson’s pitcher, 8½ in. (22.6 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and handbuilt red earthenware, glazes, slips, terra sigillata, fired in oxidation to cone 03. Photo: Silvia Palmer.
1 Ronan Peterson’s pitcher, 8½ in. (22.6 cm) in height, wheel-thrown and handbuilt red earthenware, glazes, slips, terra sigillata, fired in oxidation to cone 03. Photo: Silvia Palmer.

Pullulate 

at Harbourfront Centre (harbourfrontcentre.com/event/pullulate), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, through
December 29. 

1 Jess Riva Cooper’s After Palissy, 15 in. (38.1 cm) in width, porcelain, paper clay, underglaze, glaze, luster, 2024. Photo: Black Vine Photography.
1 Jess Riva Cooper’s After Palissy, 15 in. (38.1 cm) in width, porcelain, paper clay, underglaze, glaze, luster, 2024. Photo: Black Vine Photography.

Dining Grails 

at The International Museum of Dinnerware Design (dinnerwaremuseum.org) in Kingston, New York, ongoing. 

1 Eddie Dominguez’ 73-piece Rose Garden sculptural dinnerware set with 12 place settings, 5 ft. (1.5 m) in length, wheel-thrown and handbuilt terra cotta, carved, underglaze, glaze, low fired, leather and copper rectangular base. Museum purchase.
1 Eddie Dominguez’ 73-piece Rose Garden sculptural dinnerware set with 12 place settings, 5 ft. (1.5 m) in length, wheel-thrown and handbuilt terra cotta, carved, underglaze, glaze, low fired, leather and copper rectangular base. Museum purchase.
2 William Parry’s KFS (Knife Fork Spoon) 28: Stand, white stoneware, black copper oxide slip, 1994. Gift of Amanda Parry Oglesbee and Brian Oglesbee.
2 William Parry’s KFS (Knife Fork Spoon) 28: Stand, white stoneware, black copper oxide slip, 1994. Gift of Amanda Parry Oglesbee and Brian Oglesbee.
3 Salem China Co. and Don Schreckengost’s Mandarin Orange on Streamline and Tricorne Dinnerware, semi-vitreous china, 1930s. Gift of Margaret Carney and Bill Walker, museum purchase, and gift of Victoria Matranga.
3 Salem China Co. and Don Schreckengost’s Mandarin Orange on Streamline and Tricorne Dinnerware, semi-vitreous china, 1930s. Gift of Margaret Carney and Bill Walker, museum purchase, and gift of Victoria Matranga.
4 Peter Saenger’s Design II “Captain Picard’s Tea Service,” ceramic, 1990. Gift of Margaret Carney and Bill Walker.
4 Peter Saenger’s Design II “Captain Picard’s Tea Service,” ceramic, 1990. Gift of Margaret Carney and Bill Walker.

芸 [Gei]: The Beauty of Ephemeral and Eternal 

at Contemporary Craft (contemporarycraft.org) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through January 18, 2025. 

1 Miwa Neishi’s (left to right): Creek, 6½ in. (16.5 cm) in width, clay, glaze, 2024; Orbit, 6 in. (15.2 cm) in width, clay, glaze, 2024. Photo: Reagan West-Whitman.
1 Miwa Neishi’s (left to right): Creek, 6½ in. (16.5 cm) in width, clay, glaze, 2024; Orbit, 6 in. (15.2 cm) in width, clay, glaze, 2024. Photo: Reagan West-Whitman.
2 Yoko Sekino-Bové’s (left to right) Floating Blue Wave Vase II, 7 in. (17.8 cm) in height, 2024; Weeping Willow, 12½ in. (30.5 cm) in height, 2024; Hare and Tortoise, 8 in. (20.3 cm) in height, 2024. Photo: Reagan West-Whitman.
2 Yoko Sekino-Bové’s (left to right) Floating Blue Wave Vase II, 7 in. (17.8 cm) in height, 2024; Weeping Willow, 12½ in. (30.5 cm) in height, 2024; Hare and Tortoise, 8 in. (20.3 cm) in height, 2024. Photo: Reagan West-Whitman.

Material Mugs IX 

at Companion Gallery (www.companiongallery.com) in Humboldt, Tennessee, through January 6, 2025. 

1 Grant Akiyama’s Green & Black Cup, 6 in. (15.2 cm) in height, ceramic, underglaze, glaze, 2024.
1 Grant Akiyama’s Green & Black Cup, 6 in. (15.2 cm) in height, ceramic, underglaze, glaze, 2024.
2 Susan Bergman’s Steinway McBeakbwok and Vivica von Bwokstein, to 16¾ in. (42.5 cm) in height, cone-5 stoneware, porcelain slips, glazes, luster, 2024.
2 Susan Bergman’s Steinway McBeakbwok and Vivica von Bwokstein, to 16¾ in. (42.5 cm) in height, cone-5 stoneware, porcelain slips, glazes, luster, 2024.
3 Andrea Garcia’s Madame Rose and Uncle Jocko, to 9¼ in. (23.5 cm) in height, stoneware, slips, underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln, 2024.
3 Andrea Garcia’s Madame Rose and Uncle Jocko, to 9¼ in. (23.5 cm) in height, stoneware, slips, underglaze, glaze, fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln, 2024.
4 Forrest Sincoff Gard’s Fabware Mugs, to 7 in. (17.8 cm) in height, porcelain, ceramic stains, glaze, fired to cone 6, 2024.
4 Forrest Sincoff Gard’s Fabware Mugs, to 7 in. (17.8 cm) in height, porcelain, ceramic stains, glaze, fired to cone 6, 2024.
5 Dexter Woods’ Red Bottom Bourbon Bowl, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) in height, ceramic, wood fired to cone 11, 2024.
5 Dexter Woods’ Red Bottom Bourbon Bowl, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm) in height, ceramic, wood fired to cone 11, 2024.

Context: Celebrating 35 Years 

at Blue Spiral 1 (www.bluespiral1.com) in Asheville, North Carolina, through December 25. 

1 Maggie Jaszczak’s Small Partitioned Trough, 24½ in. (62.2 cm) in length, earthenware, slip, glaze, 2023.
1 Maggie Jaszczak’s Small Partitioned Trough, 24½ in. (62.2 cm) in length, earthenware, slip, glaze, 2023.
2 Eric Pardue’s Mass Abduction Event, 10 in. (25.4 cm) in height, stoneware, 2023.
2 Eric Pardue’s Mass Abduction Event, 10 in. (25.4 cm) in height, stoneware, 2023.

WordClay

at Ryan James Fine Arts (www.ryanjamesfinearts.com) in Kirkland, Washington, December 3–30. 

1 Lois Harbaugh’s Find China, 39 in. (99.1 cm) in height, wheel-thrown cone-10 porcelain, glaze, fired in the gas kiln at Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, Washington, steel rod, marble base, 2011.
1 Lois Harbaugh’s Find China, 39 in. (99.1 cm) in height, wheel-thrown cone-10 porcelain, glaze, fired in the gas kiln at Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, Washington, steel rod, marble base, 2011.

 

 

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