Nancy Lamb

Caryn Fried and WayneReynolds have shared a studio for over 30 years. They produce wheel thrown functional stoneware that is either carved and glazed or decorated with images from nature and then ...
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    Caryn Fried and WayneReynolds have shared a studio for over 30 years. They produce wheel thrown functional stoneware that is either carved and glazed or decorated with images from nature and then given a clear glaze coat. Their major influence was Marguerite Wildenhain with whom they studied for several summers at Pond Farm and who remained a mentor. Fried and Reynoldsmarried there in 1979.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    1945
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    1949

    Work Study, Albert & Louisa King Pottery, Los Angeles, California

    1954
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    1956

    Guest Artist, Royal Porcelain Factory, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Primary Work Experience
    1965
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    1992

    Owner, Principal Potter, Iron Mountain Stoneware Inc., Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee

    Chief Designer, Peitou Ceramic Plant, Taipei, Taiwan

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    1957

    Arabia Factory, Helsinki, Finland

    Other

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    Southern Highland Craft Guild, Asheville, North Carolina

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC

    Bibliography

    Lamb, Nancy Patterson. “Iron Mountain: Shaping the Earth.” Studio Potter 9, no.2 (1981).

    Reif, Rita. “Touch of Scandinavian from Laurel Bloomery, Tenn.” New York Times, February 1, 1967.

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    Jeffrey Kuratnick

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    Southern Highland Craft Guild

    Center for Craft

    Iron Mountain Stoneware Inc

    Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee

    Citation: Jeffrey Kuratnick Nancy Lamb, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/nancy-patterson-lamb

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