Mary Dashiell

Mary Dashiell makes earthenware sculpture, wheel-thrown ware, andanimal whistlescharacterized by a sense of humor and colorful, detailed decoration. Her whistles include hand built components. Dashiell uses a variety of techniques, including majolica ...
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    Mary Dashiell makes earthenware sculpture, wheel-thrown ware, andanimal whistlescharacterized by a sense of humor and colorful, detailed decoration. Her whistles include hand built components. Dashiell uses a variety of techniques, including majolica glazes, slip, dotting, and sgraffito, to finish the surfaces of her work.

    She began making whistles after a visit toItaly where she worked with potter Mario Scuro.

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    John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina

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    Sawtooth Center for the Visual Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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    Reynolds Homestead, Critz, Virginia

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    Southern Highland Craft Guild

    Center for Craft

    John C. Campbell Folk School

    North Carolina

    Virginia

    animal whistles

    Citation: Mary Dashiell, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/mary-dashiell

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