Tom Post | Also Known As: with Sara Post

Tom and Sara Post are known forhand-built shapes that are loose and totally functional. The surfaces are finished with blended brush colors creating color fields highlighted by repeated geometric accents.

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    Tom and Sara Post are known forhand-built shapes that are loose and totally functional. The surfaces are finished with blended brush colors creating color fields highlighted by repeated geometric accents.

    The Posts began collaborating on ceramic pieces in 1976. Together they operated T.S. Post Ceramics producing a vast line of functional pieces from 1981-2005. Their

    After 2005 they focused on one of a kind pieces and wall collages using tiles to create color field paintings.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    Primary Work Experience
    1981

    Studio Potter, partner T.S. Post Inc.

    Other

    Public Collections

    Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC

    Bibliography

    American Art Collector, Volume 1, Book 1. Berkeley, CA: Alcove Books, 2004.

    Fina, Angela and Jonathan Fairbanks. The Best of Pottery. Rockport MA: Quarry Books, 1996.

    Palmer, Tom. American Art Collector, Volume 2, Book 1.  Berkeley, CA: Alcove Books, 2005.

    Pozo, Angelica. Making and Installing Handmade Tile. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2005.

    The Artful Home, Madison, WI: Guild Publications, 2005, 2006, 2007. 

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    Davis, California

    Citation: Tom Post, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/tom-post

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