Katherine Choy Ceramics

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Katherine choy ceramics.

She is joined by her friend from mills college henry okamoto and together they open clay art center. 1957 founder the clay art center for advanced study in ceramics and sculpture clay art center port chester new york katherine choy s functional wheel thrown stoneware bottles vases bowls and platters are glazed with copper red celadon and iron rich glazes which she developed. Katherine choy and newcomb pottery at mid century newcomb pottery has a long and cherished history. But as much as things have changed over the decades the influence of the center s founder katherine choy is still felt.

Carlton ball at mills completing her master s degree. Originally associated with the american arts and crafts movement its potters evolved stylistically as the 20th century advanced and abstract expressionism minimalism and new technologies influenced artists works. Choy worked under f. As a young chinese art student and immigrant to america katherine choy quickly assumed the technical and aesthetic influences of two of the most accomplished ceramic artists of the previous decade in california carlton ball and anthony prieto says american ceramics expert ronald kuchta.

She studies under george rickey katherine choy and visiting artist mark rothko. Frey supplements her income by working at new york s museum of modern art in the billing department of the business office. These glazes continue to be used at the clay art center. For example a platter that ms.

Katherine choy a visionary 27 year old immigrant from hong kong leaves her assistant professorship at tulane university and moves to port chester new york to fulfill her dream of establishing a center for the ceramic arts. Choy collaborated with ball in at least one example a circa 1954 glazed stoneware. Katherine choy and newcomb pottery at mid century newcomb pottery has a long and cherished history.