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Sara Post, with Tom Post

Biography to Display: 

EDUCATION

BA Studio art/art education, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

MA Ceramics/art education, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona

Directed studies in ceramics, University of California, Davis, California

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

2006 Il Bisonte, Florence, Italy, printmaking and monotype

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1981— Studio Potter, President, T.S. Post Inc., studio pottery, art studio, Davis, California

BIOGRAPHY 

Tom and Sara Post are known for hand-built shapes that are loose and totally functional. The surfaces are finished with blended brush colors creating color fields highlighted by repeated geometric accents. 

The Posts began collaborating on ceramic pieces in 1976. Together they operated T.S. Post Ceramics producing a vast line of functional pieces from 1981-2005.  

After 2005 they focused on one of a kind pieces and wall collages using tiles to create color field paintings.

Public Collections

Public Collections to Display: 

Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display: 

American Art Collector, Volume 1, Book 1. Berkeley, CA: Alcove Books, 2004.

Fina, Angela and Jonathan Fairbanks. The Best of Pottery. Rockport MA: Quarry Books, 1996.

Palmer, Tom. American Art Collector, Volume 2, Book 1.  Berkeley, CA: Alcove Books, 2005.

Pozo, Angelica. Making and Installing Handmade Tile. Asheville, NC: Lark Books, 2005.

The Artful Home, Madison, WI: Guild Publications, 2005, 2006, 2007. 

 

Website(s):

www.tspost.com

 

Typical Marks
Plate
Materials: Earthenware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Majolica/Mailocia
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP
Platter
Materials: Earthenware
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Glaze, Majolica/Mailocia
Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified April 7, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/post