Barbara Willis Signed Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Plate

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A striking mid-century ceramic plate by California studio potter Barbara Willis, celebrated for her innovative forms and modern glazes. This … Read more A striking mid-century ceramic plate by California studio potter Barbara Willis, celebrated for her innovative forms and modern glazes. This hand-crafted square plate features her signature vivid chartreuse-green crackle glaze with a richly textured brown banded base. The surface displays intentional crazing and small glaze pops, adding to its organic charm and studio-made character.

Perfect as a decorative centerpiece, a serving piece, or displayed on a stand. Signed by the artist on the underside.

Barbara Willis (1917–2011), a graduate of UCLA, studied under renowned ceramist Laura Andreson and soon opened her own studio in Los Angeles. By the late 1940s, she had expanded to a North Hollywood studio, employing a dozen or more artisans to produce her signature Terrene line.

Rediscovered by collectors in the mid-1990s, she returned to hand-crafting ceramics in her Malibu kitchen in her late 70s, continuing well into her early 90s. This piece is a beautifully crafted example of her modernist vision.

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