Sandi Pierantozzi

Sandi Pierantozzi makes most of the parts of her pots from slabs that are then hand-built to create the soft forms common to her pieces. She adds surface texture either by rolling ...
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    Sandi Pierantozzi makes most of the parts of her pots from slabs that are then hand-built to create the soft forms common to her pieces. She adds surface texture either by rolling the slabs on textured surfaces or carving into the surface.

    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    1990
    -
    1995

    Artist in Residence, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Primary Work Experience
    1980

    Studio Potter

    1980
    -
    1991

    Self-employed Graphic Designer

    1985
    -
    1990

    Clay Studio Associate Artist

    Other

    Public Collections

    Alfred Ceramic Art Museum , Alfred University, Alfred, New York

    American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California

    Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama 

    San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas

     

    Bibliography

     

    Cushing, Val. The Ceramic Design Book: A Gallery of Contemporary Work. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 2000.

    Dong-Hung, Chung. American Contemporary Ceramics. Published in Korea, 2003.

    “Feature Article.” Clay Times (November/December 1997).

    ”Feature Article.” Studio Potter (December 2006).

    Gustin, Christopher. The Best of Pottery 2. Gloucester, Massachusetts: Rockport Publishers, 1998.

    Hluch, Kevin A. The Art of Contemporary American Pottery. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2001.

    Hopper, Robin. Making Marks: Discovering the Ceramic Surface. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2004.

    ___________. Functional Pottery. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2000.

    Lark Crafts. 500 Plates and Chargers: Contemporary Explorations of Function and Style. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 2008.

    ________. 500 Pitchers: Contemporary Explorations of a Classic Form.  Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 2006.

    “Pennsylvania Passages 1.” The Studio Potter (June 2000).

    Triplett, Kathy. Handbuilt Ceramics. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 1997.

    Tourtillott, Suzanne J. E. 500 Cups: Explorations of Utility and Grace. Asheville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 2005.

    Zakin, Richard. Hand-Formed Ceramics. West Chester, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Company, 1995.

    _________. Electric Kiln Ceramics. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2005.

    _________. Ceramics: Ways of Creation. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1999.

     

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    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Citation: Sandi Pierantozzi, "The Marks Project."
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