Platters

USA, 1900
Date acquired:
Materials:
Stoneware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Drape Mold
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Dennis Bern

Dennis Bern is known for acombination of soft stoneware clays, wood ash glazes, and gas reduction firing to achieve quality.He worked with his wife, Wendy Elwell. They operated BernWell Pottery Studio and Gallery that featured distinctive works of the husband and wife potters.

Bern is an accomplished steel fabricator, welder, and wood worker. Elwell works on lamps with sculpted surface decorations and functional pottery.

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