Norman Arsenault made hand built and wheel thrown stoneware and porcelain pottery. Surface treatment includes sgraffito (sgraffito: scratching through a layer of slip to reveal the color of the clay beneath), underglaze painting, and glaze.
In 1939, Norman Arsenault established the ceramics division of the Museum School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. During his tenure at the Museum School, he travelled to Japan and studied there with noted potter Shoji Hamada.
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