Lisa Orr
Lisa Orr uses various processes to form her earthenware pieces including a ram press, press molds, and the potter?s wheel. She often uses more than one process to complete a piece. Her ...
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Lisa Orr uses various processes to form her earthenware pieces including a ram press, press molds, and the potter?s wheel. She often uses more than one process to complete a piece. Her platters, plates, and bowls are characterized by their organic form that is created by placing less clay in the ram press than needed.
Each piece is dipped in terra sigillata before the glaze is applied. She finishes the surface with stamps, slips, and sprigs before adding layers of flowing multi-hued glazes.
Lisa Orr?s work is primarilyinfluenced by Mexican folk pottery and, to a lesser degree, by the ceramics of France and the Chinese Tang dynasty. Her pieces clearly reference the weight and colorfulness associated with Mexican ceramics.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
- Primary Work Experience
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1986
Studio Potter, Texas
Other
- Public Collections
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American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California
ArtStream Ceramic Library, Denver, Colorado
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
International Museum of Dinnerware Design, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Arts, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
South Texas Institute for the Arts, Corpus Christi, Texas
Yeoju World Ceramic Livingware Gallery, Icheon, South Korea
- Bibliography
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“Up Front, Review: The Visceral Vessel.” Ceramics Monthly (November 2005).
“Up Front, Art of the Pot Show.” Ceramics Monthly “ (May, 2005).
“Utilitarian III-Symposium Insights.” Clay Times (January/February 2001).
Diverse Domain, Contemporary North American Ceramic Art, Catalog. Taipei, Taiwan: Yingge County Ceramics Museum, 2005.
Dormer, Peter. The New Ceramics: Trends+Traditions. 2nd ed. New York, New York: Thames and Hudson, 1995.
Galloway, Julia, ed. 500 Vases. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 2010.
Kopp, Linda. The Best of 500 Ceramics. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Crafts, 2012.
Molina-Rodriguez, Rafael. “A Dialogue with Lisa Orr.” Ceramics Monthly (May 2000).
Orr, Lisa. “Studio Visit.” Ceramics Monthly (September 2011).
_______. “Backwards into the Future: Technology and Sustainability.” The Studio Potter (2008)._______. “Synaesthesia: A Potter’s Experience and Research.” The Studio Potter (2006).
_______. “A Macedonian Pottery Village.” The Studio Potter (Spring 1998).
Peters, Lynn. Surface Decoration for Low-Fire Ceramics. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 1999.
Wilson, Lana. “Sprigging: Casual and Unconventional.” Clay Times (December 2003).
- CV or Resume
- Website(s)
Citation: Lisa Orr, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/lisa-orr
Objects
Collections
rosenfieldcollection.com
Dallas, Texas
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rosenfieldcollection.com
Dallas, Texas -
rosenfieldcollection.com
Dallas, Texas
