The Marks Project - A Marks Dictionary of American Studio Pottery, 1946 to Present

Matt Repsher

EDUCATION

—BFA Ceramics, Penn State, University Park, Pennsylvania

2003 MFA from Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES

2014-2015 Resident, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, North Carolina

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

2005-2008 Studio Director, Santa Fe Clay, Sante Fe, New Mexico

—Visiting Professor, Ceramics and 3-D Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

—Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, Montana

—Studio Potter

Matt Repsher’s pieces are wheel thrown using a red bricklike clay. Each piece is reticulated (carved out creating a regular openwork pattern) with repeated geometric surface textures that reflect his interest in architecture, structure and linear patterns.

The surface is combed with a saw blade, painted with colored engobes and finally scraped to remove some of the slip and expose the red clay below.

Bibliography

“Matt Repsher.” Ceramics Monthly (October 2013).

Website: www.mattrepsher.com

Southern Highland Craft Guild

Typical Marks

Bowl

Materials: Earthenware
Method: Thrown, Carved
Surface Technique: Glaze, Incised

The Rosenfield Collection

Cup

Materials: Earthenware
Method: Thrown and Altered, Carved
Surface Technique: Glaze, Incised

The Rosenfield Collection

Plate

Materials: Earthenware
Method: Thrown
Surface Technique: Glaze, Incised

The Rosenfield Collection

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