The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
The Dictionary of American Studio Ceramics, 1946 Onward
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Ruth Easterbrook
1984 Born Redwood Valley, California
EDUCATION
2007, BFA Ceramics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
2019, MFA Ceramics, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York
APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES
2006-2009 Apprentice, Production Thrower, Hoyman-Browe Studios, Ukiah, California
2009-2010 Studio Assistant, Whitney Smith Pottery, Oakland, California
2016 Artist-in-Residence, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2019-2020 Artist in Residence, Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard, Allston, Massachusetts
2020 Artist in Residence, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
2011 Certified TEFL Instructor, Buenos Aires, Argentina
BIOGRAPHY
Ruth Easterbook is known for hand built functional plates, vessels, butter dishes, and other serving pieces, created with slabs, pinched clay, and molds, in a midrange red clay fired in oxidation. The surface techniques include treatment with underglazes, terra sigilatta, glaze pencils, wax resist, sgrafitto, and a transparent glaze.
Surface design is influenced by the illustrators Tomi dePaolo and Maurice Sendlak.
Bibliography
Cliff, Courtney. “9 Makers Share Secrets of Staying Creative on the Daily.” Brit + Co., Sept. 16, 2014. https://www.brit.co/remake-maker-creativity/
Easterbrook, Ruth. “In the Studio: Ceramic Watercolor Surfaces.” Pottery Making Illustrated, Nov – Dec. 2015 issue. https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/pottery-making-illustrated/article/ceramic-watercolor-surfaces/#
Penland School of Crafts. “Ruth Easterbrook’s New Love,” Penland Sketchbook Blog Post, May 30, 2014. https://penland.org/blog/2014/05/#sthash.64zLmsuD.dpbs
Website(s):
Artist's Studio: The Clay Studio
“Re” is applied with a mid-range glaze with a slip-trailed bottle onto raw clay on base of pot.
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Sgraffito, Terra Sigillata, Underglaze, Wax Resist
Citation: McGee, Donna. "The Marks Project." Last modified June 12, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/easterbrook