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Ronald Burke

Biography to Display: 

1935 Born

2016 Died

EDUCATION

—BS education, SUNY Oswego, New York

—MFA Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1965 Studio Potter, Rock Tavern, New York

1973-1997 Studio Potter, Shapleigh, Maine

—Professor Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

—Teacher, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine

—Resident Craftsman, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina

1998-2005 Teacher Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire

BIOGRAPHY

 

Ronald Burke is known for stoneware functional wares made using a variety of forming techniques including coil and slab building, wheel throwing and extruding. Burk used numerous surface techniques including wax resist. He also made sculptures, bath and kitchen accessories, clocks, and tiles.  In 1998 he ceased full time operation of the pottery and became a teacher.

 

 

 

Center for CraftSouthern Highland Craft Guild

 

 

Center for CraftCenter For Craft

 

Typical Marks
Vessels
Materials: Stoneware
Surface Technique: Glaze

Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified July 1, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/burke-0

TAGS

Southern Highland Craft Guild, Center for Craft , functional, coil built, slab built, wheel-thrown, extruded