The Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1945 onward
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Michelle Erickson
EDUCATION
1982BA Fine Arts, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE
1993—Studio Potter, Michelle Erickson Pottery, Inc., Hampton, Virginia
1995-2011Co-Owner, Period Designs, Yorktown, Virginia
2001—Contributing Author, Ceramics in America
APPRENTICESHIPS AND RESIDENCIES
2012Artist in Residence, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
2013-2014Professional Fellowship Award, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
BIOGRAPHY
Michelle Erickson creates a range contemporary work drawing inspiration from historical ceramics. Erickson has devoted much of her career to clay research, working to rediscover lost ceramic formulae and techniques. She also has significant experience in 17th and 18th century reproduction pottery.
Erickson's research of historical ceramics led her to work with a large variety of clay bodies using a range of methods and surface techniques. Erickson also uses her ceramic works for social and political commentary. Among Erickson's historicizing forms are a Bonnin and Morris Pickle Stand, a Moravian squirrel bottle and a faience ring bottle. Erickson has also produced a body of slipware and other wares, generally unmarked, that reference historic objects.
To see videos of Michelle Erickson at work, visit her Victoria & Albert Museum Channel at:
http://www.vam.ac.uk/channel/search/michelle%20erickson/.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
New-York Historical Society Museum, New York, New York
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Potteries Museums, Stoke-on-Kent, England
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Erickson, Michelle, “Dots Dashes and Squiggles: Early English Slipware Technology,” Ceramics in America (2003).
________________, “Swirls and Whirls: English and American Agateware Technology,” Ceramics in America (2003).
________________, “Making a Bonnin and Morris Pickle Stand,” Ceramics in America (2007).
________________, “Making a Moravian Squirrel Bottle,” Ceramics in America (2009).
________________, “Making a Fiance Ring Bottle,” Ceramics in America (2009).
Lark Books, ed. 500 Figures in Clay. Ashville, North Carolina: Lark Books, 2004.
Schwartz, Judith. Confrontational Ceramics. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008.
Sweet, Marvin. The Yixing Effect: Echoes of the Chinese Scholar. Beijing China: Foreign Languages Press, 2006.
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Source: Artist
WEBSITE(S):
http://michelleericksonceramics.com/
Artist's Studio: Michelle Erickson
Citation: "The Marks Project." Last modified August 2, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/erickson
