Paul Roach

Blue Boys and Farmers: Howard Kottler’s Queer Plates

Howard Kottler (1930-1989) was a ceramic artist and professor well known in the ceramic community for his masterful use of decals, which he manipulated and adhered onto store-bought porcelain plates. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1930, Kottler attended the University of Ohio, where he received a B.A. in biological science and M.A. in ceramics before attending Cranbrook University to further his ceramic expertise. In 1964, Kottler began teaching ceramic at the University of Washington, where he remained until his death in 1989.

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Kim Tucker’s “Primal Beings, Ghosts, and Human Dummies”

Kim Tucker, Portraits, ceramic, 2019 Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. Kim Tucker is an L.A. based artist creating human-like figurines, which she describes as “primal beings, ghosts, and human

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Nancy Selvin

Nancy Selvin, teabowl with text, 2015. 3” x 4”. Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. When thinking about formative women in California ceramics, Nancy Selvin comes up as an artist

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Ashwini Bhat

Ashwini Bhat, “Alive Series,” 2019. Clay, glaze, paint. Image courtesy of Artaxis.  Hi! My name is Alyson, and I’m this year’s Getty Marrow Intern at AMOCA. I recently graduated from Chapman University with a BA in Art History and a minor in Anthropology. Bhat is an Indian artist based in Petaluma, California, where she creates

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