Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

Soap Dish

USA, 1982
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Date acquired:
Materials:
Stoneware
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Hand-Built
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Allen Monsarrat

Allen Monsarrat is known for creating wheel-thrown functional ceramics.Monsarrat creates three different lines of stoneware pottery including landscape-themed dinnerware, stony matte pottery made with white glaze with blue accents, and combed white slip covered pottery finished with a green glaze with copper red accents.

Synthetic ash glazes are also a feature on many of Monsarrat's creations. Signature forms include dinnerware sets and serving platters. Monsarrat's work is reduction fired in gas kiln to 2,350 degrees F.

He is also know for encouraging the individual style development of professional potters working at Monserrat Pottery. As the sole proprietor of Monsarrat Pottery for over 20 years, he did not enforce a group aesthetic on his workers. He hired professional potters to develop their own style of work for the pottery. Artists who worked with Monsarrat include: Peter Rose, Mark Garret, Will Byers, and Shadow May.

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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)

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