Sandra Johnstone

Biography to Display:

1936 Born

1991 Died

EDUCATION

—Graduate study University of California, Berkeley, California

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1957—Studio potter

1983-1990 Teacher, Napa Valley College, Napa, California

BIOGRAPHY

Sandra Johnstone is known for her large wheel thrown stoneware pots. Her wares were often deeply incised both on interior and exterior surfaces.

Johnstone and Jim Melchert were the first registered graduate students studying with Peter Voulkos at University of California Berkeley in the Department of Decorative Arts. In addition to Voulkos, Johnstone studied with Paul Soldner. In the early 1980s Johnstone built a salt kiln.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bibliography to Display:

Hopper, Robin. Functional Pottery: Form and Aesthetic in Pots of Purpose. Radnor, PA: Chilton Book Co., 1986.

Johnstone, Sandra. “Salt-fired Ceramics.” NCECA Journal, 1982.

“Sandra Johnstone’s Ceramics.” Craft Horizons 38 (1978).

Troy, Jack. Salt-glazed Ceramics. New York, NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1977.

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