Les Lawrence
Nancy Patterson-Lamb is known for creating functional pottery. Lamb was the principal artist and head designer of Iron Mountain Stoneware. She was responsible for creating at least 12 different lines of pottery ...
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Nancy Patterson-Lamb is known for creating functional pottery. Lamb was the principal artist and head designer of Iron Mountain Stoneware. She was responsible for creating at least 12 different lines of pottery over the course of 27 years in business.
Early works were especially influenced by modernist Scandinavian ceramics principals; later works explore a more painterly approach to the ceramic surface. Patterson-Lamb, created much of the work herself. She also employed up to 15 people at Iron Mountain's operation. Signature forms revolve around a standard dinnerware set.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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1962-1964
Technical Illustrator
1965Graduate Teaching Assistant, Texa
1966-1968Instructor of Art, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas
1969Ceramics -Graduate Teaching Assistant, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Professor, Ceramics Head, Grossmont College of Art, El Cajon, California
Other
- Public Collections
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Aberystwyth University Ceramic Collection and Archive, Aberystwyth, England
Agency of Czech Ceramic Design - Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic
American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Cedar Rapids Art Museum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Celestial Seasonings, Tea Pot Collection, Boulder, Colorado
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California
Eastern Oregon State College, La Grande, Oregon
Everson Museum Of Art, Syracuse, New York
Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan
Grossmont College, El Cajon, California
Hardin-Simmons University Collection, Abilene, Texas
International Ceramic Center, Kecskemet, Hungary
Lubbock Municipal Art Center, Lubbock, Texas
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington
Phoenix Airport Collection, Phoenix Arizona
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Ross C. Purdy Museum of Ceramics, Westerville, Ohio
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
Southland Museum, Invercargill, New Zealand
University of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Western Washington State University, Bellingham, Washington
Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas
Won-Kwang University, Won Kwang, Korea
Yuma Fine Arts Association, Yuma, Arizona
- Bibliography
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“Acquisitions.” American Craft (April/May 1993).
“Affairs of the Heart.” San Diego Home/Garden Magazine (October 1987).
“A Helping Hand.” The Californian, November 30, 1988.
Burkett, Richard. Masters of Porcelain. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2008.
“Clay Conquers San Diego.” San Diego Arts Monthly (March 1993).
Conrad, John W. Contemporary Ceramic Techniques. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1979.
“Crafts Artist at Museum.” San Diego Union, February 20, 1993.
Delaney, Susan J. “Les Lawrence’s New Visions.” Ceramic Arts and Perception, no. 9 (1992).
Fina, Angela and Jonathan Fairbanks. The Best of Pottery. Rockport, MA: Quarry Books, 1996.
Flint Institute of Arts. Function, Form, & Fantasy: the Collection of Dr. Robert and Deanna Harris Burger. Flint, MI: Flint Institute of Arts, 2016.
Grupe, Art. “Luster Glazes Using a Torch.” Ceramics Monthly 21 (June 1973).
Hopper, Robin. The Ceramic Spectrum. Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Co., 1984.
Hunt, Bill. 21st Century Ceramics in the United States and Canada. American Ceramics Society, 2003.
Joiner, Dorothy. “The Body in Clay.” Ceramics Monthly 50, no.10 (December 2002).
Kent, Wade. Alternative Photographic Processes: A Resource Manuel for the Artist, Photographer, Craftsperson. Morgan and Morgan, 1978.
Koopman, Debra. “Jaye Lawrence and Les Lawrence.” Artweek 36, no. 2 (April 1993).
Kriwanek, Franz F. Keramos. Dubuque, IA: Kendall, Hunt Publishing, 1970.
Lark Books. 500 Figures in Clay: Ceramic Artists Celebrate the Human Form. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2004.
Lauria, Jo. California Design: The Legacy of West Coast Craft and Style. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1976.
Lawrence, Les and Paul Andrew Wandless. “Les Lawrence Borders in Flux = Las Fronteras en Fusion.” San Diego, CA: National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, 2003. DVD.
Les Lawrence. “Freedom to Experiment, in Les Lawrence: a Ceramics Monthly Portfolio.” Ceramics Monthly 41 (April 1993).
“Les Lawrence Artist of the Month.” Phoenix Magazine, October 2013.
"Master of Their Crafts." The San Diego Union, November 19, 1986.
Nelson, Glen C. and Richard Burkett. Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, 1998.
Nigrosh, Leon. Claywork: Form and Idea in Ceramic Design. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, 1975.
____________ . Clayworks II: Form and Idea in Ceramic Design. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, 1986.
_____________.Clayworks III: Form and Idea in Ceramic Design. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, 1989.
Nigrosh, Leon. Sculpting Clay. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, 1991.
“People and Places.” American Craft (June/July 1993).
Peterson, Susan. The Craft and Art of Clay. London, England: Calmann & King LTD, 2000.
Rhodes, Daniel. Clay and Glazes for the Potter. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2001.
“San Diego Craftsman.” Ceramics Monthly (February 1991).
Schwartz, Judith. Confrontational Ceramics. New York, NY: Rizzoli, 2008.
Scott, Paul. Ceramics and Print. London, England: A & C Black Publisher, 1995.
_________. Painted Clay: Graphic Arts and the Ceramic Surface. New York, NY: Watson Guptill, 2000.
_________and Terry Bennet. Hot Off the Press. London, England: Bellew Publishers, 1996.
Shafer, Thomas. Pottery Decoration. New York, NY: Watson-Guptill, 1976.
Speight, Charlotte F. Hands in Clay. Pleasant Grove, UT: Mayfield Publications, 1994.
Tarateta, Maja. “Functional Art Takes Form in Art Galleries Across America.” Art Business News 28, no, 6 (June 2001).
“The Evocative Object.” Ceramics: Art and Perception, no. 31 (1998).
Timmins, Christine. “Creativity is Their Cup of Tea.” The Boston Globe, December 6, 2000.
“Viewpoint: Ceramics.” Ceramics Monthly (February 1979).
Wechsler, Susan. Low-Fire Ceramics. New York, NY: Watson-Guptill, 1981.
Wilson, Lana. Firing Metal with Clay.” Clay Times (July/August 1999).
- CV or Resume
- Website(s)
Citation: Les Lawrence, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/les-lawrence
Objects
Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
