Francine T. Ozereko , Francine Ozereko

Biography to Display:

1951Born Winchester, Massachusetts

EDUCATION

1973BFA Ceramics, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts

1981MFA Ceramics, University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts

APPRENTICESHIPS & RESIDENCIES

2015Residency Ucross Foundation, Ucross, Wyoming

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1982—Studio Potter

BIOGRAPHY

Francine Ozereko is known for functional pottery and sculpture. Her wares include mugs, platters, plates, vases, pitchers, wall pieces, and small relief tiles. Typical imagery includes birds, leaves, and other motifs found in nature as well as simple geometric patterns.

The surfaces may be finished using wax resist or sgraffito techniques. From 1982 to 1998, the work was in low-fire red earthenware. Since 1998, Ozereko has used porcelain these pieces that are fired in oxidation.

Bibliography

Bibliography to Display:

Art New England (September 1989).

Art New England (May 1989).

“News and Retrospect.” Ceramics Monthly (Summer 1988).

“News and Retrospect.” Ceramics Monthly (April 1986).

Nigrosh, Leon. Sculpting Clay. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, 1991.

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Source: Artist

Website(s):

www.ftostudio.com

Artist's Studio: Francine T Ozereko Studio

Typical Marks

Glaze pencil, signed my name, Francine, and usually add a quick sketch on the bottom that refers to the image on the top.

ca 2017

ca 2018

Birds, Leaves and Flowers Plate

Date: September 2015

Materials: Porcelain
Method: Drape Mold, Slab-Built
Surface Technique: Sgraffito

Porcelain skinny rectangular plate made on a plaster mold made by the artist. It is glazed with either a shiny or matte black slip and then carved using the sgraffito technique.