Paul J. Katrich
"Every artist needs a muse. My remarkable dog, Gershwin, inspires me each day.
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Stars and Clouds, Luster Vessel 1610 (7"). |
A Select Grouping of Luster Vessels
by Paul J. Katrich is on Exhibition
and Available for Purchase at
The Showplace in New York City.
View luster pottery currently at The Showplace.
Theophilus Brouwer's abilities were diverse in the extreme. He was a skilled carpenter and architect, as well as a sculptor of public monuments, living in the Long Island, NY, area. Brouwer also decided to create art pottery between 1893 and 1911, calling his studio, Middle Lane Pottery. He used some of the most unusual, complex and difficult processes possible. Brouwer developed a type of glazing which he called "Flame Painting." Remarkable iridescent flame-like effects appeared on the surfaces. A number of other complicated glazes and techniques were developed at his hands.
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Paul J. Katrich talks about collecting books, and he shows interesting examples. Vintage, rare and antiquarian books can often be found at very low prices. Compared to computer files, books can be collected as physical objects, to be held and enjoyed in many ways. Beginning collectors can easily start a personal library. Literature, nonfiction and instructional titles are shown. Book art is displayed, including Gustave Dore illustrations in a copy of Dante's Inferno.
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Jacques Sicard was an unique pottery decorator, who developed his own glazes and methods to achieve extraordinary colors with iridescent, satin-matte surfaces. He first developed these glazes and techniques in the late 1800's while working with the important studio potter, Clement Massier in France. Then in the early 1900's, Sicard came to the United States and designed works for the Weller Pottery in Zanesville, Ohio. There he produced the famous Weller Sicard line of pottery, also known as Sicardo. Jacques Sicard produced this pottery in secret, and when he left Weller Pottery in 1907, they were unable to continue his methods.
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Hugh Cornwall Robertson was a studio potter and an owner of Chelsea Keramic Art Works, and later Dedham Pottery in Massachusetts, during the late 1800's and early 1900's. His works are highly regarded and collectible for their unique glazes and treatments, some inspired by Chinese ceramics. Many Robertson vessels are on display in the Robert Ellison Collection at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in NY City. Paul J. Katrich shows examples of Robertson's works, and talks about the history and secrets of their creation.
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"A Grecian Sphinx appears on all authentic ceramic works of Paul J. Katrich.
The Sphinx is a symbol shrouded in myth and antiquity; revered in many cultures.
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