2015 Strictly Functional
Pottery National
Pumkinned Ewer. 8" x 6½" x 4½". Dirty porcelain fired to
cone 10 in reduction by Tina Gebhart, Gettysburg, PA.
For the 23rd consecutive year, the
event showcased and celebrated the
utilitarian aspect of claywork, with
the criteria that entries must be designed for purposeful use as well as
aesthetic appeal.
Best of Show was awarded to
Matthew McGovern for his fluted
white Vase [cover inset image of this
CT issue].
Second Place went to Doris FischerColbrie for her Flax in Winter plate
[pictured on p. 27]. All in all, a total
of 110 works were selected to appear
in this year’s exhibition and sale.
Although the live show has ended
and most of the pieces were sold to
the public, images of the works and
info. on their makers may be viewed
online at http://www.strictlyfunctional
pottery.net/sfpn2015.html
Additional inspiring print images of
works from SFPN 2015 appear on this
CT issue’s table of contents pages
5-6, plus pages 24, 26, and 27. To learn
more about the show, contact codirectors Amy Burk at 717.490.6144
or Kevin Lehman at 717.509.7547, or
email [email protected]
CLAYTIMES·COM n 20TH ANNIVERSARY • AUTUMN / WINTER 2015
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uror Matt Long, Associate
Professor of Art and Graduate Coordinator for the Department of
Art at the University of Mississippi,
selected the featured works for this
year’s Strictly Functional Pottery National show and sale. The exhibition,
presented by the Market House Craft
Center, took place Sept. 25-Oct. 31 at
Kevin Lehman’s Pottery in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania.
Table Place Setting. 5" x 8" x 8". Porcelain gas-fired to
cone 10 in reduction by Carol Hurwitch of Adelphi, MD.
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