Together with his wife, Vivika Heino, Otto Heino made traditional, thrown vessel forms decorated with rich surface glazes. For nearly 50 years, the Heino?s worked together in a shared workshop both throwing and glazing their own works and working collaboratively. Independently, Otto threw large bottles, tall vases and planters. He also made tiles for Vivika to decorate.
Otto would, on occasion, make his own works. These are usually slab-built, coiled, sculptural or architectural forms, typically larger in scale than Vivika?s. After Vivika died in 1995, he continued working doing all of the throwing and glazing himself. Most of the Heino?s work is signed with both of their names, ?Vivika + Otto.? After 1995, and when working on his own, he signed only ?Otto.?
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Claremont, California
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