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The practice of sgraffito is on full display on this bowl created by ceramic artist Wayne L Bates. After spending …
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The practice of sgraffito is on full display on this bowl created by ceramic artist Wayne L Bates. After spending decades teaching at various arts institutions, Bates became inspired by Native American artistry and studied their ceramics techniques. This ceramic piece is sprayed with slip finish and carved with handmade tools to reveal the white of the porcelain clay body beneath.
signed on the bottom : Wayne Bates
His beautiful architectural pottery is widely collected.
artist potter : Wayne Bates
EDUCATION
1965 BA Art, Union University, Jackson, Tennessee
1970 MFA Ceramics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1970-1978 Professor, Ceramics, and Co-chair of Crafts Department, Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1970-1978 Ceramics Consultant, Moravian Tile Works, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
1978–present Studio Potter
BIOGRAPHY
Wayne Bates is best known for functional wheel thrown porcelain bowls, plates, platters, and vases, fired in mid-range oxidation. The pots are sprayed or brushed with engobes. Often the surface techniques include carved in patterns reflecting simple geometry.
Bates’ work is influenced by Mimbres pottery.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
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- Dimensions
- 11ʺW × 11ʺD × 3.5ʺH
- Styles
- Modern
- Period
- 1980s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Ceramic
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- in Pristine Mint vintage condition, no chips or cracks. in Pristine Mint vintage condition, no chips or cracks. less
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