Lisa Orr

EDUCATION

1983BFA University of Texas, Austin, Texas

1983-1988Post-Graduate Study, Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio, Texas

1989-1990Post-Graduate Study, University of Minnesota,  Minneapolis, Minnesota

1989Post-Graduate Study with Betty Woodman, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado

1992MFA New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, New York

1992-1994Fulbright Student Scholarship, Bulgaria

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

1986—Studio Potter, Texas 

BIOGRAPHY

 Lisa Orr uses various processes to form her earthenware pieces including a ram press, press molds, and the potter’s wheel. She often uses more than one process to complete a piece. Her platters, plates, and bowls are characterized by their organic form that is created by placing less clay in the ram press than needed. 

Each piece is dipped in terra sigillata before the glaze is applied. She finishes the surface with stamps, slips, and sprigs before adding layers of flowing multi-hued glazes.   

Lisa Orr’s work is primarily influenced by Mexican folk pottery and, to a lesser degree, by the ceramics of France and the Chinese Tang dynasty. Her pieces clearly reference the weight and colorfulness associated with Mexican ceramics.