Bette Drake
Bette Drake is known for wheel thrown stoneware pottery, accentuating turning marks. Decorative techniques include glazes and brush applied motifs such as indications of grasses, areas of color, carved surfaces, hand tooled ...
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- Biography
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Bette Drake is known for wheel thrown stoneware pottery, accentuating turning marks. Decorative techniques include glazes and brush applied motifs such as indications of grasses, areas of color, carved surfaces, hand tooled finials and handles. Plate forms are often squared and finished with painterlysurface designs.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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Potter, Drake Studio, Hildbrand Building, Cleveland, Ohio
Other
- Public Collections
- Bibliography
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Drake, Bette. “Comment: Ruminations on Bungee Cords.” Ceramics Monthly 39, no. 1, (January 1991), pg. 88.
- CV or Resume
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Beul, Jasmine
- Website(s)
Citation: Beul, Jasmine Bette Drake, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/bette-drake
Objects
Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
